Under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Morocco hosted the 17th MEDays Forum from November 26-29, 2025, convening global leaders during a period of significant geopolitical fragmentation. The summit, themed ‘Fractures and Polarization: Reinventing the Global Equation,’ featured substantial participation from the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), including Dominica President Sylvanie Burton, Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne, and Grenada Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell.
The Caribbean delegation’s involvement, facilitated through Eastern Caribbean Embassies in Morocco, signaled deepening commitments to African-Caribbean partnerships. President Burton drew upon Dominica’s Kalinago heritage to emphasize indigenous knowledge systems as crucial frameworks for addressing contemporary challenges. She advocated for enhanced mutual respect, cultural understanding, and improved financial accessibility for vulnerable nations.
Prime Minister Mitchell highlighted the acute realities of climate change and international instability affecting small island developing states, proposing a reimagining of historical Africa-Atlantic-Caribbean trade routes as modern corridors for collaboration and mutual growth. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Browne addressed compounding poly-crises by calling for urgent financial reforms, vulnerability-specific assessment metrics, and substantive inclusion of small states in global decision-making processes.
Ambassador Ian M. Queeley, OECS Representative in Rabat, expressed satisfaction with the region’s strong representation, noting that high-level participation demonstrates Africa’s recognition as a strategic partner. The forum enabled substantive dialogues with Moroccan officials regarding future cooperation avenues.
The collective interventions articulated a distinctly Caribbean perspective advocating global solidarity, equity, and institutional responsiveness. As Morocco advances initiatives like the Atlantic Partnership and continental development programs, the MEDays Summit emerges as a critical platform for shaping international strategies that incorporate the voices of vulnerable nations seeking a more inclusive global order.