Relationship dossier
Morocco
Niger
Relationship assessment
Morocco and Niger have developed practical cooperation and Niger has supported Morocco’s position on Western Sahara.
Morocco toward Niger
+40Morocco has pursued cooperation with Niger in areas including education, religious training and agriculture. King Mohammed VI’s 2013 visit resulted in multiple bilateral agreements, and Morocco has provided educational and religious-training opportunities to Nigeriens.
Niger toward Morocco
+40Niger has supported Morocco’s position on Western Sahara and opened a consulate in Dakhla in 2020. The two governments have also concluded agreements covering practical areas of cooperation.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship combines practical bilateral cooperation, including agreements reached during the 2013 royal visit, with Niger’s support for Morocco’s position on Western Sahara. The known arrangements indicate a sustained cooperative relationship, though their scope and implementation are not clear.
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 Niger have pursued practical cooperation in education, religious training, agriculture and other fields. King Mohammed VI’s 2013 visit to Niger produced multiple bilateral agreements. Niger has also supported Morocco’s position on Western Sahara, including through its consular presence in Dakhla. The breadth and implementation of these arrangements are unclear.
Key developments
King Mohammed VI visited Niger, and the two governments concluded multiple agreements covering areas of bilateral cooperation.
Niger opened a consulate in Dakhla, supporting Morocco’s position on Western Sahara.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of cooperation agreements signed during the 2013 visit are unclear.
- The extent of continuing cooperation in education, religious training and other sectors is uncertain.