Relationship dossier
Central African Republic
Morocco
Relationship assessment
Humanitarian cooperation and alignment on Morocco's Western Sahara position underpin friendly bilateral relations.
Central African Republic toward Morocco
+35The Central African Republic has supported Morocco's position on Western Sahara, including by opening a consulate in Laayoune.
Morocco toward Central African Republic
+45Morocco provided humanitarian assistance in Bangui through a field hospital and contributed peacekeepers to the UN mission in the Central African Republic.
Overall relationship
+40Bilateral ties have included substantial humanitarian and peacekeeping engagement by Morocco, alongside Central African Republic support for Morocco's Western Sahara position. These distinct areas of cooperation give the relationship a constructive character, although the breadth and durability of cooperation beyond them are unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Relations include practical Moroccan humanitarian and peacekeeping engagement in the Central African Republic, notably a Moroccan field hospital in Bangui and Moroccan participation in the UN peacekeeping mission. The Central African Republic has also supported Morocco's position on Western Sahara, including by opening a consulate in Laayoune. These actions indicate meaningful cooperation, though the scope and continuity of wider bilateral cooperation are less clear.
Key developments
Morocco deployed a field hospital in Bangui to provide humanitarian and medical assistance.
The Central African Republic opened a consulate in Laayoune, reflecting support for Morocco's position on Western Sahara.
Moroccan personnel contributed to the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of bilateral cooperation beyond humanitarian assistance and Western Sahara policy are unclear.
- Details of the Central African Republic's current contribution to broader bilateral initiatives are limited.