In the face of numerous challenges, African countries are called upon to step up their efforts to overcome obstacles and constraints to the development of a people-centered Africa which relies on its people and cares about the welfare of its children, Sbihi said at an event marking Africa Day, held at the initiative of the Group of African Ambassadors in Gabon.
This year's theme (Building resilience in food and nutrition security on the African Continent: Strengthening Agri-food systems and health and social production systems to accelerate socio-economic and human capital development) attests to the critical importance for Africa to ensure its food security and eradicate famine and malnutrition once and for all, he added.
In his opinion, the road to integration and development is extremely important and "Africa can be proud of its place in the world and the level of development it has achieved, thanks to the hard work of its worthy children."
"This is the outcome of the spirit of solidarity and cooperation between African countries. It is also the result of the laborious cooperation between Africa and its various partners in other continents," the Moroccan diplomat added.
For his part, Gabon's Minister of Agriculture and Food, Charles Mve Ella, noted that this day "challenges us to build resilience in food security on the Continent."
"Africa Day is an opportunity that requires, once again, our joint efforts to give Africa more means in terms of quantitative and qualitative production," he said.