Nigeria and Morocco are preparing to sign a landmark intergovernmental agreement to advance the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline, also known as the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline, with the deal expected in the fourth quarter of 2026. The agreement will be signed by President Bola Tinubu and Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, following the completion of preliminary technical studies for the ambitious project.
The development emerged from a telephone discussion last Friday between Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu and her Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita. Earlier, Amina Benkhadra, head of Morocco’s hydrocarbons and mining agency (ONHYM), confirmed to Reuters that the pact for the estimated $25 billion pipeline would be sealed this year.
The pipeline, first agreed a decade ago, would span 6,900 km along a hybrid offshore-onshore route, boasting a maximum capacity of 30 billion cubic metres of gas annually, including 15 bcm to serve Morocco and facilitate exports to Europe. Beyond energy infrastructure, the ministers explored joint opportunities in fertiliser production and distribution to bolster food security across Africa.
They also highlighted the urgency of reviving the Nigeria-Morocco Business Council to drive trade and investment, leveraging the African Continental Free Trade Area framework and an existing double taxation treaty.