The Moroccan authorities arrested, in 1862, two Confederate diplomats who visited Tangier. The arrest was ordered by the U.S. Consul James DeLong who held the two men in prison and sent them to Boston, in a move that violated Morocco's neutrality.
Learning from past mistakes, Moroccan Foreign Minister flew, this week, to Panama and Ecuador, which withdrew recognition of «SADR». Nasser Bourita’s trip to Latin America has been an opportunity for the Kingdom to strengthen ties with its allies, including Chile and Brazil.
South Africa has, finally, accepted the appointment of a full ambassador from Morocco. The information was confirmed by a Moroccan diplomatic source, announcing the end of a 15-year-old diplomatic rupture.
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Venezuelan counterpart met for the second time in less than three months. Their meetings come after the two countries cut diplomatic ties in 2009.
One year after King Mohammed VI and the former South African President Jacob Zuma met, relations between the two countries remained stuck in a dichotomy between politics and economy.
Morocco and Angola are strengthening diplomatic relations which have been stagnating for years. The Southern African nation has been one of the countries that supported the Polisario Front in the past.