Morocco is ranked 15th in Africa by the 2018 Ibrahim Index of African Governance and 2nd in North Africa. Despite its improving performance, the Kingdom is lagging in the Human Rights and Participation subindex.
Morocco and the Polisario have both sent their lobbyists to Strasbourg to defend the fisheries agreement, signed in July between Rabat and the European Union, in the European Parliament.
Human Rights Minister Mustapha Ramid couldn’t make it to the government council held on Thursday once again. Asked by reporters, the Government Spokesperson Mustapha El Khalfi refused to comment on Ramid’s absence.