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Morocco: First beer festival banned

Casablanca local authorities Monday cancelled what could have been Morocco’s first beer festival following calls for ban by religious movements. The one month event which was scheduled from October 8 to November 8 has been cancelled amid calls to preserve the identity of the country. Casablanca local authorities issued a press release on Monday indicating […]

Rabat’s Moulay Abdellah stadium, a showcase of Morocco’s construction might

Beyond the reopening of Moulay Abdellah stadium in Rabat last week, the event marked a milestone in Morocco’s infrastructural transformation, positioning the stadium as a flagship of national engineering, labor excellence, and global sporting ambition. The stadium, rebuilt in fourteen months after the demolition of its 1983 predecessor, now stands as Africa’s most advanced sports […]

WB: Morocco Gets $350 Mln Additional Funding to Enhance Social Safety Net System

The World Bank has agreed to provide Morocco $350 million additional funding to support the country’s social protection system, especially AMO-TADAMON destined for vulnerable populations (women, children & people with disabilities) and isolated populations in rural or remote areas. The new loan comes after the $400 million disbursed in 2020 to mitigate the impacts of […]