Morocco

2020

2020-12-10 Trump recognized Morocco’s unilateral annexation of Western Sahara, making the United States the first country to do so.

https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-recognizing-sovereignty-kingdom-morocco-western-sahara/

2026 April

2026-04-16 The U.S. signed a deal with Morocco for a new “defense roadmap”.

https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2026/04/287360/us-morocco-sign-new-defense-cooperation-roadmap/

https://x.com/USWPColby/status/2044562690882875819

https://maghrebi.org/2026/04/16/morocco-and-us-sign-decade-long-defence-deal/

2026 July

2026-07-27 Morocco’s king renamed a 650 mile highway along the western Sahara after Trump.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-27/trump-says-660-mile-highway-in-disputed-sahara-to-bear-his-name

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2026/07/26/trump-indicates-morocco-is-naming-a-highway-after-him/

2026-07-30 Thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco into a Spanish enclave of Ceuta, leaving several dead. Military units had been deployed to the area.

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/spain-morocco-halt-deadly-rush-spanish-enclave-after-49000-cross-day-2026-07-31/

https://apnews.com/article/spain-ceuta-migration-66839d113f24ba80d08b36d2b337201c

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/31/ceuta-spain-morocco-border-deaths

2026 August

2026-08-06 Trump’s Board of Peace issued its first construction contract for a military outpost in Gaza to house more than 150 Moroccan troops.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/06/trump-gaza-board-of-peace-first-building-contract-military-base

https://www.newarab.com/news/trumps-board-peace-construct-moroccan-army-base-gaza?amp

https://www.businessreport.com/article/baton-rouge-firm-awarded-contract-under-trumps-gaza-reconstruction-initiative

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/7/headlines/gaza_board_of_peace_issues_construction_contract_for_military_outpost_in_gaza

2026-08-11 Trump-supported new president of Columbia recognized Morocco sovereignty over occupied Western Sahara. Columbia froze diplomatic relations with the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic.

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/11/headlines/colombia_recognizes_moroccos_sovereignty_over_occupied_western_sahara

https://www.democrata.es/en/international/expansion-colombia-annuls-recognition-of-the-sahrawi-arab-democratic-republic-and-freezes-its-ties/