African diplomats also lauded the Kingdom's active solidarity with the African continent and expressed their heartfelt thanks to HM the King.
"Our heartfelt thanks for this offer of assistance from the Kingdom, in favor of these different African countries hit by the health crisis linked to COVID 19", wrote the Ambassador Permanent Representative of Cameroon to the AU, in a reaction sent to the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom.
This is a new step in cooperation between Morocco and Cameroon, added the diplomat.
For his part, the Ambassador Permanent Representative of the Comoros stressed that "this dynamic of the Kingdom shows how useful African solidarity is". "Africa helps Africa," he said.
For his part, the Ambassador Permanent Representative of Senegal welcomed the "happy news", while expressing his thanks to HM the King.
"A very good royal gesture," welcomed the Ambassador Permanent Representative of Equatorial Guinea.
Same for the ambassadors of Mauritania and Malawi who expressed their thanks for this initiative by the Kingdom.
Upon the very High Instructions from HM King Mohammed VI, medical aid was sent to several brotherly African countries to support them in their efforts to fight the coronavirus.
The aid is intended to provide protective medical equipment to support the brotherly African countries in their efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, a statement by the foreign affairs ministry had said.
It is composed of nearly 8 million face masks, 900,000 visors, 600,000 hygiene caps, 60,000 coats, 30,000 liters of hydroalcoholic gel, as well as 75,000 packs of chloroquine and 15,000 packs of Azithromycin.
This aid will benefit 15 African countries, belonging to the continent's sub-regions, namely Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo, Eswatini, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Tanzania, Chad and Zambia.
This solidarity action is part of the implementation of the Initiative launched by HM the King on April 13, 2020, as a pragmatic and action-oriented approach, intended for the brotherly African countries, enabling the sharing of experiences and good practices and aiming to establish an operational framework in order to support their efforts in the various phases of the pandemic management, the ministry had noted.