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AFCON 2025 in Morocco: Alassane Ouattara hands Africa Cup of Nations Flag to FRMF President

Chairman of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), Fouzi Lekjaa, received, on Sunday, the flag of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) from president of Côte d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, in anticipation of the 35th edition to be held in Morocco in 2025. The Africa Cup of Nations flag was presented to Lekjaa at the end […]

Morocco largest beneficiary of AfDB’s loans

Morocco has received in 2019 loans from the African Development Bank (AfDB) worth 3 billion dollars funding 35 projects, bringing total loans by the African development finance institution to 10 billion dollars since the 1970s. AfDB’s funding makes Morocco on top of the list of beneficiaries of loans which covered areas such as energy, transport, […]

Mali: dozens killed in twin attacks on passenger boat and army base

Three days of mourning have been declared in Mali following attacks on an army base and a passenger boat on the Niger River in the northern part of the country on Thursday (7 September) by suspected jihadists, in which at least 64 people were reportedly killed. The two separate attacks targeted the Timbuktu boat on […]