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The President of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services (CCIS) of Fez-Meknes, Hamza Benabdellah, was elected Vice-President of the Permanent Conference of African and Francophone Consular Chambers (CPCCAF) on Friday in Fez, during the 49th ordinary session of the organization’s General Assembly.
This statutory meeting, held on the sidelines of the 5th edition of the Fez-Meknes Economic Forum, was also marked by the election of Youssouf Moussa Dawaleh, President of the Chamber of Commerce of Djibouti, as the new head of CPCCAF, succeeding Christophe Eken, President of the Chamber of Commerce of Cameroon.
In a statement to MAP, Benabdellah emphasized that this “important” elective assembly led to the formation of a new executive bureau and the election of a new president. He expressed pride in the Fez-Meknes CCIS being elected for the first time to the vice-presidency of CPCCAF, which includes over 80 consular chambers from 24 French-speaking countries.
This election is “a recognition of the work accomplished by the Chamber in developing its international relations in support of active economic diplomacy, particularly with African and Francophone countries,” he added, noting that this new responsibility will “enhance the visibility and impact of Fez on the continental and Francophone scale.”
For his part, Dawaleh said he was “deeply honored to have been elected President of CPCCAF in such an emblematic city as Fez, known for its historical and cultural heritage, as well as its economic and commercial influence.”
The newly elected president expressed his sincere gratitude to the Kingdom of Morocco for the warm hospitality and exemplary organization of the event.
The Permanent Conference of African and Francophone Consular Chambers and Intermediary Organizations (CPCCAF) was created in 1973 with the aim of supporting the development of the African private sector through cooperation among its network’s consular chambers and fostering economic exchanges among member countries.
Source: map
