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November 5, 2025, 7:06 am
Morocco Wins Big At UN
- [Liberian Observer] In what observers describe as a major diplomatic triumph for Morocco, the United Nations Security Council on Friday adopted Resolution 2697 (2025), reaffirming international support for the Autonomy Initiative for the Sahara proposed by the Kingdom of Morocco.
Morocco's Princess Lalla Asama to Visit Knh in Joint Hearing Health Initiative With First Lady
- [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Asma of Morocco is set to visit the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) on Wednesday, where she will witness a Cochlear Implant Program and sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in hearing health.
Cash Plus to Launch $81m IPO On Casablanca Stock Exchange
- [Daba Finance] TLDR
Wafcon 2026 - Ajibade Demands More As Super Falcons Seal Qualification for Showdown in Morocco
- [Premium Times] Tuesday's performance may not make the highlight reels, but elite teams judge themselves differently. They celebrate progression and correct the imperfections
Moroccan Women Still Face Harassment, Barriers to Equality in Employment and Politics
- [Afrobarometer] Three-fourths of citizens say police and courts should do more to protect women and girls against discrimination and harassment.
Madica Invests in Tunisia's Anavid and Morocco's Hypeo Ai
- [Daba Finance] Madica, the Africa-focused investment programme backed by Flourish Ventures, has made new investments in Tunisian startup Anavid and Moroccan startup Hypeo AI Each company will receive up to $200 000 and join Madica's 18-month support programme Madica aims to close funding gaps by backing under-represented founders and underserved markets across Africa
Rappers Lead the Gen Z Protests in Morocco
- [Afropop] On the weekend of September 27, 2025, Moroccan young people took to the streets demanding health and education. Police responded with disproportionate force, leading to a week of nightly escalations that culminated in riots across the country and the deaths of three protestors in the southern town of Leqliaa. Organized on Dischord, Instagram, and Facebook by a leaderless internet group known as Gen Z 212, the protests have been typically 21st century in their decentralized, anonymous and highly online
Ekong - Our Mission in Morocco Is to Win 2025 Afcon
- [This Day] Super Eagles Captain, William Troost-Ekong, has hinted that the Nigerian senior men's team will be heading to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco with one clear mission: To Win the Cup.
FIFA U17 Women's World Cup - Flamingos Set for Italian Test As Knockout Battle Begins in Morocco
- [Premium Times] With the group stage now behind them, the margin for error has vanished. Only four victories now separate the remaining 16 teams from lifting the most coveted prize in youth women's football.
Gen Z Loses Steam in Morocco
- [ISS] Youth uprisings in Madagascar seem to have been hijacked, while those in Morocco have been deflated.
Open to Mobility, Within Limits - Moroccans Navigate Ins and Outs of Migration
- [Afrobarometer] Majority of citizens support free movement of North Africans across international borders for work or trade.
Final Hurdle for Cosafa Sides in TotalEnergies CAF Wafcon Morocco 2026 Qualification
- [Cosafa] The road to the TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 heats up this week as Southern African teams enter decisive second-round qualifying action. With places at next year's continental showpiece at stake, three intense contests take centre stage over the next week.
Morocco's U-20 Triumph a Testament to Strategic Investment in Soccer Excellence
- [Daily Maverick] Over the past few years, Moroccan soccer has shown tremendous growth after deliberate investment. The latest tangible return on investment is the country winning the U-20 soccer World Cup in Chile.
Morocco Win Historic FIFA U-20 World Cup
- [Premium Times] It was a night to remember for the young Atlas Lions, who played with discipline, courage, and sharpness to claim the country's first-ever FIFA title.
Young People Around the World Are Leading Protests Against Their Governments
- [The Conversation Africa] The spate of public demonstrations against unemployment, corruption and low quality of life around the world is striking because of who is leading them. Young people have used social media platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube to spread information and arrange their demonstrations.
Morocco Gen Z Protesters Call for 'Peaceful Sit-Ins'
- [RFI] The movement behind nationwide protests sweeping Morocco, the GenZ 212 youth collective, has called for "peaceful sit-ins" to push its demands for reforms on education, health care and to tackle corruption and a cost of living crisis.
Protests Met With Repression, Violence
- [HRW] Beirut -- Urgently Address Calls for Spending on Health Care, Education
Nigeria Consolidates Regional Leadership in Hydrography, Charts Course for Blue Economy Growth At Morocco
- [This Day] Nigeria is consolidating its national hydrographic capacity and driving Africa's regional hydrographic agenda. This was the key highlight at the African Cooperation Seminar on Hydrography, Oceanography, and Marine Cartography, held in Casablanca, Morocco, from 8 to 10 October 2025.
Morocco to Host African World Cup Playoffs
- [Ghanaian Times] Morocco has been confirmed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) as the host nation for Africa's four-team World Cup playoffs set for next month. The tournament offers one African country a pathway to an additional slot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America.
Morocco's CMGP Group to Acquire 92.5 Percent of Cpcm in Mad 1 Billion Deal
- [Daba Finance] TLDR
Black Stars Tame Wild Beasts of Car - to Edge Closer to World Cup 2026
- [Ghanaian Times] Ghana's quest for a fifth FIFA World Cup appearance was signed, sealed, and delivered yesterday via a five-star performance in faraway Meknes, Morocco, where the Black Stars walloped the Wild Beasts (Les Fauves) of Central African Republic (CAR) 5-0 at the penultimate round of qualifiers for the 2026 football showpiece.
Pul, Morocco Seal Partnership to Boost Journalism in Liberia
- [Liberian Observer] The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco have held high-level discussions aimed at deepening cooperation to strengthen journalism and media capacity-building initiatives in Liberia.
Jaylann Rallies Moroccans With Remake of 'Ha Wlidi'
- [Afropop] The Moroccan singer Jaylann has stirred deep emotions in Morocco with her song and video "Ha Wlidi." The song is a reworked version of a 1972 hit by the legendary Moroccan roots-pop band Lamchahab. The title translates "My Son," and the original version was interpreted as a lament about the state of the Arab world in the early '70s, with a sense that history had passed it by. The gist was: "What has happened to us. What was lost along the way?"
Saha Gnawa - Daniel Freedman On the Band's Debut Album
- [Afropop] Saha Gnawa joins a long list of ensembles that offer a fresh take on the renowned healing musical tradition of Morocco and Algeria. Gnawa music, with its loping, cyclic grooves and pentatonic scales, lends itself easily to "fusions" with Western music. Artists like Hassan Hakmoun, Kateb Amazight of Gnawa Diffusion, and, more recently, Guedra Guedra, to name just a few of many examples. Anyone who has followed the Essaouira Gnawa and World Music Festival will know that jazz, rock, reggae and hip-hop
PUL Morocco Forge Partnership
- [New Republic] The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco have held high-level discussions focused on strengthening cooperation to enhance and elevate the capacity-building efforts for journalists and media professionals in Liberia.
How Football Mega Tournaments Became a Lightning Rod for Morocco Protesters
- [RFI] Two years on from Morocco's selection as one of the co-hosts for the 2030 football World Cup, the government's multi-billion-euro investment in the tournament has become a rallying cry for protesters now leading their second weekend of demonstrations to demand better public services.
Moroccans Take to the Streets in Largest Protests in Years
- [People's Dispatch] Prioritizing the expenditure of public finances on building stadiums for the 2030 FIFA World cup, while the situation of healthcare sector, education and employment has been drastically deteriorating, have sparked nationwide protests.
