[MAP] Rabat -- Sports and institutional actors have insisted on the promotion of school and women's rugby, on the occasion of the national symposium on the future of rugby in Morocco, which opened Wednesday in Rabat, at the initiative of Rugby Morocco think-tank (RMTT).

[MAP] Rabat -- Minister of Solidarity, Social Integration and Family, Aouatif Hayar, participated in the 15th Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, held from June 13 to 16 in New York. Hayar, who represents Morocco at this session organized under the theme "Building disability-inclusive societies in the COVID context and beyond", emphasized the special attention given by the Kingdom, under the leadership of HM King Mohammed VI, to the promotion of the situation of this

[New Dawn] WASHINGTON DC, USA,13 June 2022, /African Media Agency/-The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) has officially launched the 2022 U.S. - Africa Business Summit website which is now open for registration. The Summit, themed 'Building Forward Together,' will be held in Marrakech, Morocco on July 19 - 22, 2022 in partnership with the Kingdom of Morocco and Africa50 (the pan-African infrastructure investment platform). The Summit will explore a renewed commitment by both public and private sector stakeholders to

[New Dawn] Liberia's male under-17 soccer squad has defeated Morocco 2-0 in an International Friendly over the weekend at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia.

[Daily Maverick] They came, they fought valiantly, but didn't conquer. Yet not all hope is lost for Bafana on the road to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

[New Frame] The team's players are reaping the rewards of the long-term planning and investment that have been the hallmark of the sport in the country as well as at their own club.

[New Republic] Rabat -- First Lady Clar Marie Weah has ended engagements with key authorities of the Kingdom of Morocco to attract more support to life-impacting programs for Liberians from all walks of life, including the underprivileged.

[Daily Maverick] The odds are stacked against South Africa in their Africa Cup of Nations qualification opening fixture, versus heavyweights Morocco.

[RFI] Algeria has suspended a 20-year-old cooperation treaty with Spain after Madrid reversed decades of neutrality on the Western Sahara conflict.

[DW] Algeria said its decision was due to Spain's "unjustifiable turnaround" over the Western Sahara region. Earlier this year, Spain recognized Morocco's plans for the disputed territory, sparking tensions with Algeria.

[FrontPageAfrica] Rabat -- First Lady Clar Marie Weah has ended engagements with key authorities of the Kingdom of Morocco to attract more support to life-impacting programs for Liberians from all walks of life, including the underprivileged.

[MAP] Rabat -- A quake of magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scale was recorded Monday off the coast of the province of Driouch, said the National Institute of Geophysics (ING).

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Seventeen year old Emmanuel Wanyonyi continued with his imperious form, beating a loaded field to clinch the 800m title at the Rabat leg of the World Athletics Diamond League on Sunday night.

[MAP] Rabat -- Morocco booked its place for the 2022 FIFA U17 Women's World Cup in India on Saturday following positive second leg result in the final round against Ghana (4-2 on penalties), Saturday at Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat.

[MAP] Rabat -- The President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE), Ahmed Réda Chami, has called for a deep reform of health systems, social protection and production mode to develop regional value chains.

[MAP] Khouribga -- An agreement of partnership, cooperation and coordination between film clubs in Morocco and Burkina Faso was signed on the occasion of the 22nd edition of the International Festival of African Cinema (FICAK) held in Khouribga.

[MAP] Rabat -- The first confirmed case of monkeypox reported in the Kingdom is currently under careful monitoring by the Moroccan authorities, said Thursday Minister Delegate in charge of Relations with Parliament, Government Spokesman, Mustapha Baitas.

[New Frame] A boisterous home crowd made it difficult from the start for defending champions Al Ahly and an early goal from the Moroccan club only increased the pressure.

[MAP] Rabat -- The 27th International Book and Publishing Fair (SIEL), organized by the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication, under the patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, kicked off Thursday in Rabat.

[MAP] Rabat -- The first meeting of the Board of Directors of the National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis Activities (ANRAC) was held Thursday in Rabat, under the chairmanship of the Minister of Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, and this in accordance with the provisions of Law 13.21 on the legal uses of cannabis.

[MAP] Rabat -- Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali, stressed, Thursday during her participation in the International Conference on the Environment "Stockholm+50", the voluntary commitment of Morocco and its involvement, under the wise leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, in international efforts in the field of environment and sustainable development.

[Premium Times] The pipeline would traverse 15 West African countries to Morocco and Spain.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Wydad Athletic Club have won the 2021-22 CAF Champions League title after beating defending champions Al Ahly of Egypt 2-0 at the Mohamed V Stadium in Casablanca on Monday evening.

[New Times] Rwandans who live in the Kingdom of Morocco and friends this weekend met to pay tribute to over a million victims who were killed during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

[Foroyaa] The Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad Dr. Mamadou Tangara, on Monday May 16th 2022 paid a visit to the Director-General (DG) of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, during his visit to ICESCO Headquarters in Rabat, Morocco.

[Daily Trust] One of Africa's best players and Barcelona Femeni top goalscorer, Asisat Oshoala who missed Nigeria's double friendlies with Olympics Champions Canada has returned to the fold.

[SPS] Castries (Saint Lucia) -- The Polisario Front representative to the United Nations, Sidi Mohamed Omar, stressed that the exercise by the Sahrawi people of its right to self-determination will remain "the only option" to resolve the conflict in Western Sahara, warning against the Moroccan project to "change the demographic nature of the territory.

[Ghanaian Times] Burundi Referee Suavis Iratunga has been appointed for the FIFA Women's U-17 final round first leg qualifier between Ghana and Morocco.

[CAF] For the first time in the history of Moroccan football, a woman referee will officiate the final of the Throne Cup.

[Vanguard] Abuja -- The National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (retired) has led Nigeria's delegation to the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, held in Marrakesh, Morocco.

[Premium Times] Nigeria was supposedly in the hat of venues to host the Champions League final at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium.

[RFI] The birth of Mali's nonuplets - nine babies born at the same time - was such an unusual event that some believed it was a hoax. But as they marked their first birthday this week they're all in good health and the family hopes to head back home to Timbuktu soon.

[This Day] The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva yesterday disclosed that the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Russia are some of the international bodies ready to buy into the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project.

[This Day] Ahead of Group C opening game of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco in July between Nigeria and South Africa, Bayana Bayana Head Coach, Desiree Ellis, is convinced that her side will prove the equal of the Super Falcons when the two teams meet.

[RFI] Morocco's King Mohammed VI has pardoned 29 people jailed for "terrorism or extremism" offences in a gesture marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

[New Frame] Football can be fickle, but the national men's team stand a good chance of coming out on top of their group of South Africa, Morocco, Liberia and Zimbabwe.

[MAP] Riyadh -- Moroccan contestant Younes Mustapha Gharbi won the first place in the category of recitation of the Holy Quran of the international Saudi competition "Otr Elkalam," (Scent of Speech) which targets talented people with beautiful voices in reciting the Quran and performing adhan, according to results announced Wednesday by the Saudi General Entertainment Authority.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Lone Star got what appears to be the toughest pairings at the 2023 African Cup of Nations draw on Tuesday, April 19, 2022.

[SPS] New York -- The New York Support Group for the Independence of Western Sahara called on the UN Security Council to find a way to enable the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) to accomplish its main mission consisting in the organization of a referendum on self-determination in Africa's last colony.

[MAP] Rabat -- The government is committed to achieving all the sustainable development goals, said Thursday in Rabat, Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch.

[SPS] New York -- The representative of the Polisario Front to the United Nations and Coordinator with MINURSO Sidi Mohamed Omar underlined that the only applicable option for the settlement of the conflict in Western Sahara is to enable the Sahrawi people to exercise their right to self-determination and independence.

[MAP] Rabat -- The judicial police of Oujda arrested, on Thursday, on the basis of accurate information provided by the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), eight individuals, aged between 20 and 43, for their alleged links with a criminal network active in the counterfeiting of official documents required to apply for visas for several foreign countries.

[DW] Tensions between the two north African neighbors have risen again after reports of a Moroccan air strike. Algeria has claimed that the attack was "targeted."

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's senior national female team, the Black Queens have left Accra for Rabat ahead of tomorrow's international friendly match against Morocco.

[Egypt Online] International Cooperation Minister Rania el Mashat held on Friday 08/04/2022 a number of meetings with representatives of Jordan, Tunisia, Mauritania, Morocco and the World Bank during her visit to Jeddah to attend the Annual High-Level meetings with Arab Financial Authorities and Institutions.

[DW] Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez and Moroccan King Mohammad VI met in Rabat after a year of tense relations. Spain said it backed the kingdom's plan of limited autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty for Western Sahara.

[MAP] Marrakech -- The National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) has recently commissioned a major project to supply drinking water to the city of Marrakech and neighboring towns and localities from the Al Massira dam, for a total amount of 2.50 billion dirhams.

[MAP] Rabat -- The Faculty of Letters and Humanities (FLSH) of Rabat organized on Tuesday a symposium under the theme "monotheistic religions bearers of messages of peace".

[MAP] Rabat -- After a great performance along with his horse "All at Once" at the international dressage competition S'hertogenbosh in the Netherlands, Moroccan rider Yessin Rahmouni will officially represent Morocco at the 2022 Dressage World Cup final.

[The Point] The Gambia women national team coach, Mariama 'Bom' Sowe has said that this month's friendly encounter against 2022 African Women's Cup of Nations host, Morocco, will serve as a morale booster for her side that missed out in the final round of the competition to Cameroon.