Cuba plans to open an embassy in Morocco, two years after the two countries re-established their diplomatic relations. The announcement was made by Cuba’s ambassador to Morocco, Elio Eduardo Rodriguez Perdomo, at a meeting in Rabat Monday with speaker of the House of Representatives. The Cuban ambassador to Morocco presented his credentials in August 2018. Morocco and Cuba had both played a role in the independence of several African countries as they offered technical and strategical support for leaders of the independence fights. Relations between Morocco and Cuba were frozen for almost 37 years because of Havana’s siding with the Algeria-backed polisario separatist front.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 09, 2019 15:45 UTC