Morocco’s World Cup Bid Passes Final Stage before June 13 Vote

FIFA council has ratified the Moroccan and North American bids which are now poised to run for a decisive vote on June 13 in Moscow. Last week, Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Cup passed the FIFA Taskforce test and is set to compete with a joint United States, Canada and Mexico bid. Morocco […]

CAR: Landslide “yes” in referendum on new constitution – Electoral commission

The Central African Republic’s electoral body, L’Autorité nationale des élections (ANE), indicated that the July referendum on the new Constitution, allowing incumbent leader Faustin Archange Touadéra in power since 2016 to run for another term, has been popularly validated with 95.27 per cent of votes. Mathias Morouba, head of the ANE, indicated that 4.73 per […]

Morocco’s 2026 finance bill advances to Upper House after approval by House of Representatives

Morocco’s Chamber of Representatives approved the 2026 Finance Bill Friday during a plenary session, and sent the draft budget to the Chamber of Councillors for further legislative review. The lower house passed the bill with 165 deputies voting in favor and 55 against, with no abstentions recorded. The Finance and Economic Development Committee received 350 […]