In Kenya, Morocco can count on the Senate. Senators have urged the government to open an embassy in Morocco to mend ties with the Kingdom. The question of withdrawing recognition of the so-called “SADR” remains however exclusively in the hands of the Kenyan government.
Since his accession to the throne on July 30, 1999, King Mohammed VI has placed Africa at the forefront. A commitment that secured Morocco's readmission to to the continental organization on July 17, 2016, marking a turning point in Morocco's foreign policy.
Will Uruguay follow suit and withdraw recognition of the so-called «SADR» like El Salvador and Bolivia ? Currently, Montevideo has shown that it is ready to strengthen ties with Morocco.
After the Moroccan Foreign Ministry announced, last week, that Lesotho has «frozen recognition of SADR», the landlocked Kingdom made a U-turn on its decision. It’s recent position was voiced, Wednesday, one day after sending a reassuring letter to the Polisario Front.
While the Western Sahara issues remains one of the main reasons behind Morocco and South Africa’s political differences, the two countries have been trying to strengthen their economic ties.
Morocco’s diplomatic campaign in Latin America has finally paid off. After resuming diplomatic relations with the Kingdom in April 2017, the Cuban authorities have appointed their first ambassador to Rabat.