Moroccans remain one of Belgium’s most prominent non-EU communities, according to Myria’s latest migration report, standing out in both demographic weight and access to Belgian nationality. In 2024, they also ranked among the main foreign arrivals and were the second-largest recipients of first residence permits among third-country nationals.
How does one grow up between several languages, several countries and several senses of belonging without being forced to choose? On the second day of the Essaouira Human Rights Forum, writers, philosophers, an anthropologist, researchers and artists were less concerned with defining identity than with setting it back in motion. It was a rich conversation, touching on migration, desire, storytelling and freedom.
The U.S.-based Stimson Center said Morocco has entered a new phase of strategic repositioning, leveraging its industrial and diplomatic rise to strengthen its role as a bridge between Europe and Africa and establish itself as an emerging regional power.