Morocco

Ceuta and Melilla Shown as “Disputed Areas” with Morocco: Madrid Removes Map from Its Own Website

8 September 2026

The Spanish government urgently removed a map from its new public housing portal. The document showed Ceuta and Melilla with dotted borders, used for disputed territories, (…)

Morocco now sets its sights on a place in the OECD

8 September 2026

Morocco is considering applying for membership in the OECD, according to Africa Intelligence. This prospect comes as Aziz Akhannouch has just travelled to Paris to present the (…)

Royal Air Maroc remains ahead of Air Algérie and accelerates further

8 September 2026

Royal Air Maroc retains its fourth-place ranking among Africa’s largest airlines in September. With 793,257 scheduled seats, the Moroccan airline remains ahead of Air Algérie (…)

After Morocco’s C-130s, L3Harris is bringing a new military aircraft to Marrakech

7 September 2026

Already tasked with modernizing the Royal Air Force’s C-130s, American company L3Harris is preparing to arrive in Marrakech with another military aircraft: the SKY RAIDER II (…)

Suffering from throat cancer, Amazigh singer Omar Boutmazought appeals for help

7 September 2026

Suffering from throat cancer, Amazigh singer Omar Boutmazought is going through an especially difficult period. Forced to stop working about a year and a half ago, the (…)

A new call sets September 20 for a “march of anger” over Ceuta, putting Spain on alert

7 September 2026

New calls are circulating in Morocco for a mobilization on September 20 around Ceuta and Melilla. The National Police, Guardia Civil, CNI and Spanish military intelligence are (…)

Out of school in Morocco for over a year, two children cannot join their mother in the Netherlands

7 September 2026

Two Moroccan children, born in 2009 and 2011, remain separated from their mother, who lives in the Netherlands. Out of school for over a year and without stable parental care (…)

Morocco Tests an Electronic Voting System Using Facial Recognition and Blockchain

7 September 2026

Moroccan researchers tested an electronic voting system in Nador combining facial recognition, blockchain and offline operation. Tested with 300 participants, the system (…)

Morocco Has Phosphate, but Lacks Sulfur

7 September 2026

Six months after the beginning of the crisis in the Middle East, the global sulfur market remains severely disrupted. The situation is particularly sensitive for Morocco: OCP (…)

Acquitted in Morocco, this Moroccan-born Dutchman is still in prison four years later

7 September 2026

Seddik Errais, a Dutchman of Moroccan origin from Maastricht, is still incarcerated in Morocco four years after being acquitted in the La Crème café shooting case in Marrakech. (…)