Day 14

FEBRUARY | 2023

Morocco

PRAYER FOR THIS COUNTRY

Morocco plans to upgrade its liaison office in Tel Aviv into an embassy if Israel recognizes its sovereignty. Morocco restored its diplomatic ties with Israel in late 2020 as part of a deal that included US recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara region. The Kingdom and Israel re-opened their liaison offices with promises by Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita to visit Tel Aviv and open an embassy, but the visit has yet to be materialized amid vague and conflicting statements by different Israeli ministers that cast doubt over Israel’s position on the conflict. Pray that the ties will bring prosperity and ensure that peace with Morocco will continue to be an example and a model for all countries in the region. Pray for Moroccans to accept Christ as their Savior and experience a relationship with Him (The Bible, Luke 19:10).

Source:

https://northafricapost.com/64175-morocco-could-open-embassy-in-tel-aviv-had-israel-recognized-its-sovereignty-over-sahara-us-media.html

MORE ABOUT THIS COUNTRY

The Kingdom of Morocco stays 27th on the 2022 World Watch List for Christian persecution. The King of Morocco is Mohammed VI. This North African nation borders the Atlantic Ocean in the west and the Mediterranean Sea in the north; it shares maritime borders with Portugal and Spain. Morocco borders Algeria in the east and Western Sahara in the south. The non-self-governing territory, claimed by Morocco, borders Mauritania in the Moroccan-controlled part of Western Sahara. The average pressure on Christians in Morocco remains high. And for converts from Islam, the pressure is even higher. They can lose their inheritance rights or even custody of their children. Converts face opposition from family members, who do not want them to practice their new faith publicly—often, this means new Christians are not allowed to be baptized, married, or buried in a Church or Christian ceremony.

CHIEF OF STATE
King Mohammed VI
HEAD OF GOV.
PM Abdelilah Benikrane
POPULATION
33,323,000
CHRISTIANS
0.2%
EVANGLICAL CHRISTIANS
0%
DOMINANT RELIGION
Sunni Islam
PERSECUTION RANKING
27
REFUGEES
3,048
LIFE EXPECTANCY
76.71 yrs
LITERACY RATE
67.1%
POPULATION BELOW POVERTY LINE
15%