Morocco has left the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, hosted in Japan, because of the Polisario. The Moroccan delegation was angered by the presence of the representative of the Front.
Through its Energy Minister, Russia announced the possibility of co-investing in the construction projects of logistics and gasification facilities in Morocco. Its ambitions were made public after the United States granted Morocco money to back its LNG plans.
In its 2018 report, UNCTAD considers Morocco as the most maritimely connected country in Africa. The country has been improving its position in the ranking since 2004.