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Relationship dossier

Morocco Tunisia

Relationship assessment

A diplomatic dispute over Western Sahara strained Morocco–Tunisia relations in 2022.

Morocco toward Tunisia

-20

Morocco recalled its ambassador from Tunisia after Tunisia received the Polisario Front leader during the 2022 TICAD summit, making the Western Sahara issue a source of diplomatic friction.

Tunisia toward Morocco

-20

Tunisia received the Polisario Front leader during the 2022 TICAD summit and recalled its ambassador from Morocco after Morocco recalled its envoy, escalating the diplomatic dispute.

Overall relationship

-15

The relationship has a significant but specific point of diplomatic friction: Tunisia’s reception of the Polisario Front leader in 2022 prompted reciprocal ambassador recalls. This episode indicates strain but, on the known bilateral facts, does not establish a sustained pattern of broad confrontation.

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

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Overview

Morocco and Tunisia have experienced a serious diplomatic dispute over Tunisia’s reception of the Polisario Front leader during the 2022 TICAD summit. Morocco recalled its ambassador, and Tunisia subsequently recalled its ambassador in response. The episode weighs on the relationship, though the available bilateral facts do not support characterizing the countries as enduring adversaries.

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