Relationship dossier
Morocco
Tanzania
Relationship assessment
Bilateral cooperation has advanced alongside a difference over Western Sahara
Morocco toward Tanzania
+35Morocco pursued bilateral cooperation with Tanzania during King Mohammed VI’s 2016 visit, when the countries concluded agreements in areas including agriculture, investment, and education.
Tanzania toward Morocco
+30Tanzania received King Mohammed VI in 2016 and entered into bilateral cooperation agreements with Morocco. Tanzania’s support for the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic has also differed from Morocco’s position on Western Sahara.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship combines practical cooperation, including agreements concluded during the Moroccan king’s 2016 visit, with a significant political difference over Western Sahara. The breadth and durability of the cooperative arrangements are not clear enough to characterize the relationship as a close partnership.
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 Tanzania have pursued practical bilateral cooperation, notably through King Mohammed VI’s 2016 visit to Tanzania and agreements spanning areas such as agriculture, investment, and education. Their relationship has also included a divergence over Western Sahara, where Tanzania has supported the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. The extent and current implementation of bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Areas of tension
- Tanzania’s support for the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic has differed from Morocco’s position on Western Sahara.
Key developments
King Mohammed VI visited Tanzania and the two governments concluded agreements covering areas including agriculture, investment, and education.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of agreements concluded during the 2016 visit are unclear.
- The status of Tanzania’s policy on Western Sahara and its effect on bilateral relations is unclear.