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• Morocco Faces Tough Group in U20 Africa Cup of Nations Draw
  15 April, by Sylvanus

  Morocco has not been drawn into an easy group during the draw for the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN Egypt-2025). This competition will see the participation of 13 teams, including Tunisia, Nigeria and Senegal.
  A mountain to climb? Morocco has been drawn into Group B. The Atlas Cubs will face Nigeria (the most successful nation with seven titles) and Tunisia in the group stages, according to the draw held in Cairo. They will then face Kenya. Morocco, African champions in 1997, had (…)

• Morocco Emerges as Top Destination for African Medical Students
  1 June 2021, by Sylvanus

  TV5 covers the topic in a report broadcast on the Journal de l’Afrique. The journalist meets Souley Yaouba, a 23-year-old Cameroonian student in his fourth year of medicine. The young man arrived in Morocco at the age of 19. His ambition is to become a physiotherapist for high-level athletes. He settled in Casablanca where he is pursuing his medical studies. Studying in Morocco and becoming doctors is the most widely shared ambition among the Yaoubas. Souley’s brothers are also in the (…)

• Morocco Emerges as Top African Investor, Doubling Continental Investments in a Decade
  29 April 2021, by Jérôme

  Over the past ten years, investments by Moroccan companies in the African continent have increased considerably. Thus, Morocco has become one of the leading investors in several economic zones.
  Between 2009 and 2019, Moroccan direct investments in Africa grew by an average of 8.3% per year, rising from 3 billion dirhams in 2009 to 6.8 billion in 2019, according to Mondafrique. In addition, around 60% of the direct foreign investments (FDI) made by Moroccan entrepreneurs over the past (…)

• Morocco U23 Squad to Face Senegal in Olympic Prep Friendlies
  21 September 2022, by Ginette

  The Moroccan U23 national team will face its Senegalese counterpart for a double friendly confrontation on Thursday, September 22 and Sunday, September 25 at the Moulay Abdellah Complex in Rabat.
  These two friendly matches are part of the preparations for the next edition of the Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations, qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The U23 AFCON will be held next year in Morocco and it is becoming increasingly difficult for the participating teams to find friendly (…)

• North African Unity: Moroccans Rally Behind Algeria in CAN 2019 Final
  18 July 2019, by Bladi.net

  Despite the humiliating defeat of Morocco against Benin in the round of 16, Moroccans have not lost their smile. For the grand final of the biggest sports competition on the continent, which is being played in Egypt and will oppose Algeria to Senegal, their choice is made. They are betting on the victory of the "Fennecs", reports the Challenge.
  "I am Moroccan, so I am Algerian". This sentence, written on a banner displayed in a cafe in the city of Fez, testifies to Morocco’s frank support (…)

• Moroccan Highway Firm Expands Across Africa with Major Infrastructure Projects
  25 October 2020, by Jérôme

  The engineering subsidiary of the Moroccan Motorways (ADM) group, ADM Projet, is accumulating contracts on the African continent. Several African countries have already and continue to benefit from its expertise.
  "We have a lot of projects in sub-Saharan Africa," said the top management of ADM Projet, cited by Challenge, confirming the grip of this company in this region of Africa. The company that manages the major highway projects in the kingdom is expanding its work area on the African (…)

• Moroccan Mining Giant Expands in West Africa with $197M Gold Project Acquisition
  27 April 2023, by Sylvanus

  The Moroccan mining group Managem has just strengthened its position in West Africa by taking control of the Boto gold project in Senegal.
  Managem announces that it has taken control of the Boto gold project in Senegal as part of a $197 million agreement. This agreement is part of a transaction completed in December 2022 to acquire the assets of the Canadian mining company IAMGOLD Corporation ("IAMGOLD: its 90% stake in the company holding the Boto gold project (Senegal), all the assets (…)

• Morocco Drawn in Group D for 2020 African Handball Championship
  22 October 2019, by Bladi.net

  Following the draw for the African Nations Cup for Handball, CAN Tunisia 2020 seniors, held on Saturday evening in Gammarth in Tunis, Morocco was drawn in Group D alongside Algeria, Congo, Senegal and Zambia.
  This position of the Kingdom could certainly allow it this year to stand out by bringing back the trophy of victory or by aligning itself in the top 3.
  Scheduled for the period of January 16 to 24, 2020, the CAN Tunisia Handball seniors hosts 17 African nations for this 25th (…)

• Morocco Reaffirms Maritime Border Laws, Defying Spanish Concerns
  28 December 2019, by Bladi.net

  Contrary to the information disseminated in public opinion, Morocco is not renouncing its two draft laws relating to the delimitation of its maritime borders with Spain.
  These two draft laws concern the delimitation of Moroccan maritime borders and the exclusive economic zone approved in committee. They will be adopted in plenary session, contrary to information about their suspension.
  Even if this sovereign decision of Morocco has provoked many comments and concerns in Spain, Morocco (…)

• Nice Midfielder Sofiane Diop Reportedly Chooses Senegal for International Career
  21 August 2023, by Sylvanus

  With no real possibility of joining the senior French team led by Didier Deschamps, the Franco-Senegalese-Moroccan offensive midfielder Sofiane Diop, who plays for OGC Nice, would have chosen his sports nationality.
  Sofiane Diop would have decided to defend the colors of Senegal, the country of his father, reports the specialized account Joueurs sénégalais. If this information is confirmed, the 23-year-old offensive midfielder would join the den of the Lions of Teranga and appear on the (…)