What keeps it alive
Morocco and Nigeria are pursuing the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline and the Nigeria-Morocco Atlantic Gas Pipeline. Morocco is a major transit country for Nigerian migrants heading to Europe.
Active drivers
TRADE · DIPLOMATIC
Anchors
Gas pipeline negotiations · Trans-Saharan road/infrastructure · AU dynamics
Accountability
No specific accountability issue documented.
Key moments
- 2016Morocco rejoined the AU (it had left in 1984). Relationship with Nigeria normalised.
- 2022Nigeria-Morocco Atlantic Gas Pipeline MOU signed — 5,600km pipeline proposed along Atlantic coast through multiple West African states.