Relationship dossier
Morocco
Mozambique
Relationship assessment
Bilateral agreements and high-level engagement coexist with disagreement over Western Sahara.
Morocco toward Mozambique
+15Morocco pursued bilateral cooperation during King Mohammed VI’s 2016 visit to Mozambique, when the governments concluded agreements in several fields. Morocco’s position on Western Sahara remains at odds with Mozambique’s recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Mozambique toward Morocco
+10Mozambique engaged in bilateral cooperation with Morocco through high-level visits and agreements, including those concluded during King Mohammed VI’s 2016 visit. Its recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic conflicts with Morocco’s position on Western Sahara.
Overall relationship
+15High-level engagement and bilateral agreements provide a basis for cooperation, while Mozambique’s recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic remains a significant political disagreement with Morocco. The scale and durability of practical cooperation 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
Morocco and Mozambique have pursued bilateral cooperation through high-level visits and agreements, including agreements reached during King Mohammed VI’s 2016 visit to Mozambique. Their relationship is also affected by Mozambique’s recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, which conflicts with Morocco’s position on Western Sahara.
Areas of tension
- Mozambique’s recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic conflicts with Morocco’s position on Western Sahara.
Key developments
During King Mohammed VI’s visit to Mozambique, the two governments concluded bilateral cooperation agreements in several fields.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- The extent to which Western Sahara affects ongoing government cooperation is uncertain.