Morocco jumps six spots in Global Peace Rankings

The Institute for Economics and Peace placed Morocco 78th globally out of 163 countries in its 2024 Global Peace Index, up from 84th last year (on Tuesday, June 11th).

Religious freedom : Restrictions persist for Moroccan Christians and Shiites

In its annual report on religious freedom in the world for the year 2020, the US State Department asserted that despite the perception of «positive change», Moroccans converted to Christianity and Shiites still faced with challenges and restrictions preventing them from exercising their religion in Morocco.

Morocco drops in the Energy Transition Index for 2021

Morocco has gone down in the «Energy Transition Index for 2021» recently released by the World Economic Forum, losing five places compared to last year's report.

2020 e-commerce index : Morocco still lags behind its neighbors

Although it has gained two places compared to the previous edition of this index published annually by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Morocco is lagging behind Tunisia, Algeria and Libya.

Moroccan authorities «firmly reject» Human Rights Watch 2021 report

The number of Americans studying in Morocco increased by 24 percent in 2019 

To the Polisario Front, Guterres' report on the Sahara «does not reflect» reality

Morocco’s state agency accuses Algeria of having «invented» a report by the German parliament

Morocco’s state-owned news agency MAP has slammed Algeria for publishing a report on Western Sahara. The latter is reportedly conducted by the research services of the German parliament, but to MAP, Algeria is the one behind it.

Human rights situation in Morocco marked by a «crackdown against activists», Amnesty says

On Tuesday, Amnesty International said that Morocco «harassed journalists, bloggers, artists and activists for expressing their views peacefully» in 2019. The NGO’s statement is part of an annual report on the human rights situation in the MENA region.

MINURSO calls for the creation of joint military mechanism between Morocco and the Polisario

In his new report on the Western Sahara conflict, the UN Secretary-General focused on the actions undertaken by MINURSO. According to Antonio Guterres, the peacekeeping mission has proposed the creation of a joint military mechanism between Morocco and the Polisario.