French President Emmanuel Macron lauded Morocco’s ability to handle migration under King Mohammed VI, citing the Kingdom’s leadership on the global migration agenda. Mr. Macron spoke highly about the human dimension underlying Morocco’s migration policy, noting that the 11th World Forum on Migration next December in Marrakech would be a chance to take lessons from the policy launched by Morocco in 2013 to make migration and asylum more humane. “Morocco’s commitment to attach a human dimension to migration is precious,” said Emmanuel Macron in a message to King Mohammed VI on the occasion of the Throne Day. Morocco joined the African Union early this year after a 33-year absence despite some resistance from AU member states over the status of Western Sahara. Morocco considers Western Sahara as part of its territory and has controlled two-thirds of the territory since 1975 when Spain withdrew from its North African colony.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 01, 2018 14:48 UTC