The inauguration ceremony of this consulate was co-chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Expatriates, Mr. Nasser Bourita and his Burkina Faso's counterpart Mr. Alpha Barry. 

This is the 5th consular representation inaugurated in Dakhla in 2020, after the Consulate General of Gambia, opened on January 7, the Consulate General of Guinea, which began to offer its services on the 17th of the same month, the Consulate General of the Republic of Djibouti (February 28) and the Consulate General of the Republic of Liberia (March 12).