Since late July, the United States has been increasingly signalling a move to strengthen its ties with Morocco, both economically and diplomatically. In 2020, the US backed Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara in exchange for the country normalising relations with Israel. Now, Washington appears ready to support Morocco’s claims regarding the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla.
RFI spoke to Riccardo Fabiani, North Africa project director at the International Crisis Group (ICG), about US moves to increase its influence in the region by supporting Morocco.
