Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Africa|Election|News|Political

Algeria election results are being questioned by the opposition candidates and the president himself

Algerians expected an uneventful election that would bestow President Abdelmadjid Tebboune a second term

Algeria election results are being questioned by the opposition candidates and the president himself
Africa|Environment|News|World

Flooding kills more than 20 people in Morocco and Algeria

Torrential downpours hit North Africa’s normally arid mountains and deserts over the weekend

Flooding kills more than 20 people in Morocco and Algeria
Africa|News|World

Rubble and grief: Morocco’s High Atlas marks one year since record earthquake

A year after a deadly earthquake struck Morocco's High Atlas mountains, reconstruction efforts are slowly moving forward

Rubble and grief: Morocco’s High Atlas marks one year since record earthquake
Africa|Europe|News|Political|World

France shifts Western Sahara stance, seeking closer ties with Morocco

France has backed Morocco’s autonomy plan for the disputed Western Sahara, shifting a decades-old position and adding itself to a growing list of countries to align with Morocco as a United Nations-mediated peace process remains stalled

France shifts Western Sahara stance, seeking closer ties with Morocco
Africa|Crime|News|Opinion

Morocco releases imprisoned journalists after pardons from King Mohamed VI

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has pardoned three journalists who were charged with sex crimes and espionage in prosecutions widely condemned by press freedom advocates as retaliation for critical reporting

Morocco releases imprisoned journalists after pardons from King Mohamed VI
Africa|Economy|Environment

Climate change imperils drought-stricken Morocco’s cereal farmers and its food supply

Golden fields of wheat no longer produce the bounty they once did in Morocco

Climate change imperils drought-stricken Morocco’s cereal farmers and its food supply
Africa|Crime|Political

Moroccan ex-minister who defended government critics sentenced to five years

Mohamed Ziane, a Moroccan former government minister, has been sentenced to five years in prison in a corruption case that his attorney described as retribution for outspokenness and work defending political prisoners

Business|Economy|Technology

Chinese firms eye Morocco as way to cash in on US electric vehicle subsidies

Investment in electric vehicle manufacturing is booming in Morocco, a country that neighbors Europe and enjoys a free trade agreement with the United States

Chinese firms eye Morocco as way to cash in on US electric vehicle subsidies
Business|Economy|Technology

Morocco’s automotive industry shifts gears to prep for electric vehicle era

Morocco has grown its automotive industry from virtually non-existent to Africa’s largest in less than two decades

Morocco’s automotive industry shifts gears to prep for electric vehicle era
News|Political|World

Stranded migrants confront violence and despair as Tunisia partners to keep them from Europe

Europe's efforts to partner with neighboring countries to curb migration have resulted in thousands of migrants being stranded in Tunisia

Stranded migrants confront violence and despair as Tunisia partners to keep them from Europe
News|World

US military completes major exercise in Africa and works to deepen partnerships

Military forces from the United States and nearly three dozen countries have wrapped up the largest annual joint training exercise in Africa after two weeks in Tunisia, Ghana, Senegal and Morocco

US military completes major exercise in Africa and works to deepen partnerships
News|Political|Travel|World

Tunisians stage anti-migrant protest as the number of stranded in transit to Europe grows

Hundreds of anti-migrant protestors have marched through the streets of a Tunisian town where many migrants are living while waiting to try and travel by boat to Europe

Tunisians stage anti-migrant protest as the number of stranded in transit to Europe grows
Business|News|World

As airplane makers struggle to meet demand, Morocco wants to become a manufacturing hub

Moroccan officials are aiming to turn the country into an aviation hub, luring investors aiming to spread out their supply chains to more nations with available and affordable workers

As airplane makers struggle to meet demand, Morocco wants to become a manufacturing hub
Business|News|Political|World

Spain’s prime minister meets with Morocco’s king and discusses migration and the Israel-Hamas war

Spain's prime minister has visited Morocco as the two nations reckon with a spike in migration to the Canary Islands and a Europe-wide debate and protests about agricultural regulations and imports

Spain’s prime minister meets with Morocco’s king and discusses migration and the Israel-Hamas war
News|Political|World

Tunisians vote in local elections on Sunday to fill a new chamber as economy flatlines

Tunisians head to vote in local elections on Sunday to populate a new second legislative chamber focused on economic development

Tunisians vote in local elections on Sunday to fill a new chamber as economy flatlines
Entertainment|News|World

Italian migration odyssey 'Io Capitano' hopes to connect with viewers regardless of politics

Matteo Garrone's migration odyssey “Io Capitano” played at the Marrakech International Film Festival this weekend, returning to the country where pivotal scenes were shot

Italian migration odyssey 'Io Capitano' hopes to connect with viewers regardless of politics
Entertainment|News|World

Hiam Abbass' Palestinian family documentary 'Bye Bye Tiberias' applauded at Marrakech Film Festival

A documentary about Palestinian actress Hiam Abbass that depicts how four generations of women in her family were shaped by exile has premiered before an emotional audience in Marrakech

Hiam Abbass' Palestinian family documentary 'Bye Bye Tiberias' applauded at Marrakech Film Festival
Entertainment|News|World

Marrakech kicks off film festival in the shadow of war in the Middle East

The Marrakech International Film Festival began on Friday, bringing American and international movie stars to the Arab world as war in the Middle East has led to the cancellation of other film festivals

Marrakech kicks off film festival in the shadow of war in the Middle East
Business|News|Science|World

Moroccan archaeologists unearth new ruins at Chellah, a tourism-friendly ancient port near Rabat

Archaeologists have unearthed more ancient ruins of what they believe was once a bustling port city near the capital of modern-day Morocco

Moroccan archaeologists unearth new ruins at Chellah, a tourism-friendly ancient port near Rabat
News|Political|World

Opposition mounts in Arab countries that normalized relations with Israel

Countries in the Middle East that have normalized or are considering normalizing relations with Israel are coming under growing public pressure to cut those ties because of Israel’s war with Hamas

Opposition mounts in Arab countries that normalized relations with Israel
Business|Environment|News|World

IMF and World Bank pledge Africa focus at first meetings on the continent in 50 years

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank are holding their annual meetings in Morocco, one month after an earthquake killed nearly 3,000 people in the North African country

IMF and World Bank pledge Africa focus at first meetings on the continent in 50 years
News|Political|Science|World

What to know about the Morocco earthquake and the efforts to help

An earthquake has sown destruction and devastation in Morocco

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