African Football Associations Voice Support for Morocco’s 2026 World Cup Bid

Football federations of African countries have expressed outspoken support for Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Cup in a tough competition against its mighty rival: the joint North American bid (US, Canada and Mexico). On the footsteps of the African football federation chief, the football federations of Guinea-Bissau and Algeria announced that they will […]

Morocco Remains at the Core of Global Counterterrorism

Morocco, which puts counterterrorism at the top of its priorities, has been re-elected along with the Netherlands to the co-Chairmanship of the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) for another two-year mandate. The decision was made during the 8th GCTF ministerial plenary meeting convened Wednesday in New York. Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita said the extension of […]

Africans fear heightened racism in Algeria following showdown with Sahel states

Africans in Algeria, who have often been stigmatized, fear heightened racism amid tensions between the Algerian regime and its Sahel neighbors. Algeria’s social media is awash with Afrophobia and anti-migrant sentiment with a surge in calls for hostile acts against Sub-Saharans, who already suffer from degrading treatment in Algeria. Anti-migrant sentiment was stoked when Algeria […]