Relationship dossier
Morocco
South Sudan
Relationship assessment
Bilateral cooperation advanced through high-level engagement and agreements in 2017
Morocco toward South Sudan
+35Morocco pursued bilateral cooperation with South Sudan through King Mohammed VI's 2017 visit to Juba and the signing of multiple cooperation agreements.
South Sudan toward Morocco
+30South Sudan hosted King Mohammed VI's 2017 visit and entered into multiple bilateral cooperation agreements with Morocco.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a concrete cooperative foundation in high-level engagement and multiple agreements signed during the 2017 royal visit. The limited detail about their implementation and later cooperation leaves the depth of the partnership uncertain.
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 South Sudan have pursued practical cooperation since South Sudan's independence. King Mohammed VI's 2017 visit to Juba produced multiple bilateral cooperation agreements, providing a basis for a positive relationship. The breadth and implementation of that cooperation are less clear.
Key developments
King Mohammed VI visited Juba, and Morocco and South Sudan signed multiple bilateral cooperation agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and continuing scope of the cooperation agreements signed during the 2017 royal visit are unclear.
- Details of subsequent bilateral government cooperation are limited.