Jeune Afrique: opening of consulates in Moroccan Sahara, ‘a diplomatic momentum’

Reporting by French magazine ‘Jeune Afrique’ suggest the diplomatic impetus surrounding the opening of consulates by several countries in Morocco’s southern provinces is growing, including the inauguration of Chad’s consulate general in Dakhla on August 14.

The Paris-based magazine noted that “Chad is the latest country to have joined this growing list,” highlighting that the opening of the Chadian consulate is also in line with the Atlantic Initiative proposed by King Mohammed VI at the end of 2023, aiming to provide the four landlocked Sahel countries (Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Chad) with better access to the Atlantic.