Assessments

Morocco wants to rejoin the African Union, but its contentious relationship with other member nations is complicating the matter.

Having heavily invested in bolstering its economic and diplomatic ties with other African nations over the past two decades, Morocco finally feels compelled to return to the continental bloc and to boot out the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic at the same time.

In Morocco, Diplomacy Hints at Broader Ambition

Summary

Sub-Saharan Africa

Algeria

Morocco

Politics

A flurry of diplomatic activity over the past week has revealed Morocco's renewed focus on pursuing its interests in Africa. But Rabat's complicated relationships on the continent and its claims over disputed territory in the Western Sahara will make the realization of its goals neither easy nor uncontroversial.

ASSESSMENTS

In Morocco, Diplomacy Hints at Broader Ambition

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