While some Algerian media outlets continue to cast doubt on Morocco’s ability to host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, set to take place from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026, Algerian national team captain Riyad Mahrez has praised Morocco’s infrastructure. In an interview on the YouTube channel «Carré», Mahrez expressed confidence in Morocco’s preparations, stating: «Morocco is a neighboring country with similar conditions to ours. The
Ghana received a donation of 2,000 metric tonnes of fertilizer from Morocco this week, as previously announced by Ghana’s Foreign Minister following his visit to the Kingdom in June. The consignment was officially handed over at a ceremony on Monday, July 28, at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in Accra. The donation, delivered through the International Cooperation Moroccan Agency (AMCI), will support Ghana’s Feed Ghana Programme, a flagship initiative under the broader
The Omar Mosque, located in the southern part of Bagneux, has received an official warning from the prefect of Hauts-de-Seine following recent sermons by Mohamed Mehdaoui. Mehdaoui, who publishes Madrass’Animée, was fined 2,000 euros by the Nanterre criminal court earlier in July. Speaking to Europe1 this Tuesday, Alexandre Brugère, the prefect of Hauts-de-Seine, stressed that Mehdaoui had «published texts or illustrations that threaten young people and could incite
In Tilburg, a city in the Netherlands, the story of a 100-year-old Moroccan woman believed to have been homeless for three years has gone viral, drawing both attention and outrage. However, authorities and individuals close to the case clarified that she never spent a night on the streets, but had in fact been staying with family in Morocco since 2022. According to local media, an Amsterdam-based foundation called Assadaaka alleged that, after the death of her husband, the elderly woman
Portuguese Minister of Environment and Energy, Maria da Graça Carvalho, announced that Portugal is exploring the possibility of establishing an electricity interconnection with Morocco. She revealed that initial discussions have already taken place between the foreign ministers of both countries. Speaking at a press conference on Monday at the ministry's headquarters in Lisbon, Carvalho said, «We are assessing the feasibility of creating an electrical connection with Morocco, and
The Polisario Front has strongly criticized British-American director Christopher Nolan for filming scenes of his upcoming movie The Odyssey in the city of Dakhla, calling for an immediate halt to production. The «International Sahara Film Festival», organized annually by the Polisario in the Tindouf camps and attended this year by the group’s leader, Brahim Ghali, issued an «urgent plea» to Nolan and his team, including stars Matt Damon and Zendaya, urging them
With just a few months remaining before the October deadline at the UN Security Council, the foreign ministers of Morocco and France are expected to meet in Paris to discuss two key issues: the Western Sahara file and the new strategic framework proposed by President Macron to King Mohammed VI during his visit to Rabat in October 2024.
Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi has defended his controversial decision to ban associations from taking legal action against elected officials and public leaders for «misappropriation of public funds» under the new criminal procedure law. «Let’s allow institutions to do their job. The fight against corruption is often misused for other purposes», he said during an interview with Med Radio. «If these associations were truly effective, they would deserve
Massad Boulos, senior advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump on African affairs, made a high-level visit to Algeria on July 26 and 27. In Algiers, he was accompanied by Joshua Harris, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. While the American delegation did not publicly address the Western Sahara issue following meetings with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the Sahrawi Movement for Peace (MSP) welcomed U.S. involvement in
The Moroccan government is crafting a «special penal code for the 2030 World Cup», revealed Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi during an interview with Med Radio. This new legislation will mainly address regulations concerning stadiums and their immediate environments. «We are considering establishing courts directly within the stadiums», Ouahbi clarified. In cases of misconduct by spectators that do not amount to a crime but still necessitate intervention, «we