BLUE CASABLANCA 2027Africa’s Blue Future
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BLUE CASABLANCA 2027Africa’s Blue Future
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Africa’s Blue Future
Casablanca African Summit on Fisheries Sustainability and Blue Economy
The African summit on the blue economy and fisheries - joint management of a limited resource.
Launching a strategic platform for sustainable investment in Africa's fisheries sector.
Africa holds major maritime and fisheries potential, still largely under-invested despite its central role in food security, employment and climate resilience. African fish stocks have declined by 30 % since 2017, illegal fishing represents estimated losses of between 7 and 10 billion USD per year, and the investment needs to modernise African maritime economies are estimated at between 20 and 25 billion USD per year.
BLUE CASABLANCA, the Casablanca African Summit on Fisheries Sustainability and Blue Economy, is a high-level pan-African summit bringing together public decision-makers, financial institutions and investors around a structured, operational response. It directs public policy and investment flows towards high-impact projects.
Before being a financing venue, the Summit is a space for shared diagnosis: governance of fisheries resources, the sector's technical and technological challenges, sustainability and climate adaptation. The African investment platform is presented as a lever to finance the solutions and projects addressing these challenges - not as the sole thread of the event.
The Kingdom's economic capital and the leading business hub of North-West Africa, Casablanca offers exceptional air and port connectivity, a dense banking and institutional fabric, and stands as a natural convergence point for investment in Africa's blue economy.
Direct access to African decision-makers. A pipeline of bankable projects. Structured public-private partnerships. Post-summit follow-up on commitments. A framework designed to turn institutional dialogue into concrete investment opportunities.
On the occasion of the “Africa for the Ocean” Summit, His Majesty King Mohammed VI forcefully recalled that the ocean is a major strategic lever for the development of the African continent and an essential pillar of its future sovereignty.
“It is not enough to share an ocean. We must also think it together, manage it together and defend it together.”
“The ocean is and will remain a bond and a shared horizon that it falls to all of us to protect and shape into a space of peace, stability and development.”
This royal vision is now being translated into concrete action through BLUE CASABLANCA, the Casablanca African Summit on Fisheries Sustainability and Blue Economy - a strategic platform for sustainable investment serving Africa's blue economy.
A crossroads between the Atlantic and the African continent, Casablanca offers unique institutional stability, a first-rate economic fabric and exceptional connectivity across all of Africa.
CASABLANCA - 33°35′41″N · 7°36′57″W
The Kingdom's leading business and financial centre, home to most banking institutions and African regional headquarters.
The port of Casablanca and the national logistics ecosystem make it a natural anchor point for the fisheries and maritime industries.
Mohammed V International Airport, high-standard hotels and direct access to major African, European and Gulf capitals.
President, Africa-PACT · UN Climate Champion
Attendance to be confirmed
Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries and Food Sovereignty · Morocco
Attendance to be confirmed
Minister of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development · Morocco
Attendance to be confirmed
Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy · Guinea · President of COMHAFAT
Attendance to be confirmed
President, African Development Bank
Attendance to be confirmed
High-Level Climate Champion · COP31
Attendance to be confirmedCOMHAFAT member states
List of invited ministers. Confirmation of attendance will be announced progressively.
Ministry Delegate to the Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries and Food Sovereignty, in charge of Maritime Fisheries
Ahmed El Mehdi Mezouari
Minister Delegate for Maritime Fisheries
Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources
Carmen do Sacramento Neto
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries
Adin Yeton Bloukounon Goubalan
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries
Eveline Ramos
Minister
Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries
Dr Taïga
Minister
Ministry of Animal and Fisheries Resources
Sidi Tiémoko Touré
Minister
Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock
Jean-Pierre Tshimanga Buana
Minister
Ministry of Environment and Blue Economy
Fidel Esono Mba
Minister
Ministry of Fisheries, the Sea and the Blue Economy
Georges Christian Waza
Minister
Ministry of Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matters
Musa Drammeh
Minister
Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Emelia Arthur
Minister
Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy
Fatima Camara
Minister · Chair of COMHAFAT
Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy
Fidelis Forbs
Minister
National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA)
J. Cyrus Saygbe Sr.
Director General
Ministry of Fisheries, Maritime and Port Infrastructure
Aïssata Lam
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform
Inge Zaamwani
Minister
Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy
Adegboyega Oyetola
Minister
Ministry of Fisheries, River Economy and Waterways
Honoré Sayi
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development
Nilton Garrido
Minister
Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy
Amy Mara
Minister
Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources
Princess B. Dugba
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Animal Resources and Food Sovereignty
Antoine Lékpa Gbégbéni
Minister
Photo credits : Ahmed El Mehdi Mezouari : Chef du Gouvernement du Maroc (cg.gov.ma) · Eveline Ramos : Governo de Cabo Verde (governo.cv) · Sidi Tiémoko Touré : Romaric Kouassi, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Georges Christian Waza : Gabonreview · Fatima Camara : Mohamed Finando, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) · J. Cyrus Saygbe Sr. : Liberia Broadcasting System · Aïssata Lam : AMI, via Sahara Medias · Honoré Sayi : VOA / Ngouela Ngoussou, Wikimedia Commons (PD) · Nilton Garrido : Governo de São Tomé e Príncipe (invest2025.gov.st) · Amy Mara : Primature du Sénégal · Princess B. Dugba : State House Sierra Leone (statehouse.gov.sl) · Antoine Lékpa Gbégbéni : Togo First
Unique visibility among Africa's highest-level decision-makers - ministers, financial institutions, investors and international organisations.
Full 2-day access + networking dinners + targeted B2B meetings with the delegations and decision-makers present.
All Business benefits + an exhibition stand in the Summit's reception area.
All Corporate benefits + official speaking slot + premium visibility across all materials.
Attendance is free of charge, by invitation. Online registration remains subject to confirmation by the organising team. Reserved for public decision-makers, financial institutions, investors, international organisations and specialised press.
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