The 2018 Crans Montana Forum on Africa and South-South Cooperation took place in Dahkla, Morocco, between the 15th and the 20th of March, co-organized with the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and under the high patronage of His Majesty the King Mohammed VI. Among the speakers were Heads of State, Government members, representatives of regional and international organisations, members of parliaments and top businesses coming from Africa and worldwide, representing 162 countries in total.
Joël Ruet intervened in several panels, including one entitled “Silk Road in Africa & Asia-Africa Partnerships”. Fellow keynote speakers included Bah Fisher, vice-President of the ECOWAS Parliament, and Adam Thiam, former spokesperson of the African Union Commission’s President. Ruet also held discussions with Goodwill Zwelithini, King of the Zulus, former President of Mali Dioncounda Traore and former Prime Minister of Romania, Petre Roman.
