Relationship dossier
Ivory Coast
Morocco
Relationship assessment
A close strategic partnership combining diplomatic support, high-level engagement and economic cooperation
Ivory Coast toward Morocco
+70Côte d’Ivoire has supported Morocco’s position on Western Sahara and opened a consulate in Laayoune, a concrete expression of that support. The governments also maintain broad bilateral cooperation through agreements and high-level engagement.
Morocco toward Ivory Coast
+75Morocco has pursued extensive economic and diplomatic cooperation with Côte d’Ivoire, including investment and commercial activity in sectors such as banking and fertilizers. High-level engagement and bilateral agreements have sustained the partnership.
Overall relationship
+75The relationship is anchored in a durable strategic partnership, with economic cooperation and repeated high-level engagement complemented by Côte d’Ivoire’s support for Morocco’s position on Western Sahara. These features indicate close cooperation across diplomatic and commercial areas.
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
Côte d’Ivoire and Morocco maintain a close strategic partnership, supported by high-level engagement, extensive bilateral agreements and economic cooperation. Côte d’Ivoire has supported Morocco’s position on Western Sahara, including by opening a consulate in Laayoune. Moroccan investment and commercial activity in Côte d’Ivoire, including cooperation in sectors such as banking and fertilizers, reinforce the relationship.
Key developments
Côte d’Ivoire opened a consulate in Laayoune, supporting Morocco’s position on Western Sahara.
Morocco and Côte d’Ivoire concluded extensive bilateral agreements during high-level visits, including King Mohammed VI’s 2013 visit.
Moroccan economic cooperation and investment in Côte d’Ivoire expanded in areas including banking and fertilizers.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- The scale and distribution of Moroccan investment across sectors in Côte d’Ivoire are uncertain.