AFDB-Morocco seminar

Mauritania: 2 Arrested Journalists Obtain Pre-Trial Release

Two Mauritanian web journalists were Saturday set free temporarily after being arrested for defamation on Thursday, reports say. Jeddna Deida and Babakar Baye Ndiaye, respectively managing editor of “Mauriweb” and webmaster of “Cridem” were handed provisional release following their arrest on Thursday after the President’s son Badr Ould Abdel Aziz accused them of defamation for […]

USA reiterates support for Morocco-proposed Autonomy Plan for the Sahara it views as ‘serious, credible, realistic’

US Deputy Assistant Secretary for North Africa, Joshua Harris, reiterated, on Thursday, from Rabat the United States’ support for the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan as a “serious, credible and realistic” solution to the dispute over the Sahara. “The United States continues to view Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as serious, credible and realistic,” the US Embassy in Rabat […]

Moroccan football federation parts ways with coach Halilhodzic

The Moroccan football federation announced having made a clean break with coach of the national squad Vahid Halilhodzic of Bosnia. The federation said the separation was on good terms with Halilhodzic, three months ahead of the World Cup in Qatar. “Given the differences and divergent visions between the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and national coach […]