Mauritanian Mohamed Ould Ghazouani sworn-in as new President

Morocco’s capital city to host CAF Confederation Cup

Moroccan capital city, Rabat, has won its bid to host the 2019/20 CAF Confederation Cup final match scheduled for May 24. The one-final game will be played at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium. The decision was announced on Monday by CAF, Africa’s football governing body, after reviewing the submitted bids taking into consideration key facilities such […]

Royal Initiative: Morocco chose to grant life to land-locked countries – Malian FM

Mali’s Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop affirmed on Saturday in Marrakech that Mali is “strongly engaged” in King Mohammed VI’s international initiative to facilitate the access of Sahel countries to the Atlantic Ocean, pointing out that granting water means granting life, and Morocco has chosen to grant the sea to non-coastal countries. The remarks were made […]

Egypt: Former Mubarak interior minister sentenced 7 years in prison for corruption

Habib al-Adly, Mubarak’s interior ministry until his demise in 2011 has been handed seven-year in prison sentence for corruption related charges, reports say. Known as Mubarak’s iron man, Adly served as interior minister from 1997 to 2011 when a popular revolt swept away the Egyptian autocratic leader and his regime. He was the longest serving […]