FIFA to contribute to African Football Development with €1 billion

The International Football Federation announced Saturday that it would release one billion euros from its reserves to develop African football. The announcement was made by President of the football world governing body Gianni Infantino, who was taking part in the opening of a two-day seminar on the development of football infrastructures and competitions management on […]

Morocco’s Royal Navy rescues 165 Sub-Saharan would-be migrants off Dakhla

A Royal Navy patrol boat intercepted, on Friday, 260 km southwest off the southern city of Dakhla, a pirogue carrying 165 sub-Sharan would-be migrants, including 4 corpses.   The pirogue, which had intended to reach the Canary Islands, set sail on March 6, the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces said in a press […]

Morocco hosts UN Human Rights Council retreat, a première in MENA region

Morocco is hosting this November 21-22 a retreat of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC). This event takes place under Morocco’s presidency of the Council and marks the first time such a meeting is held in the MENA region and only the second on the African continent. According to a statement released by the […]