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CAF-Football: Moroccan Mouad Hajji tipped to become CAF’s Secretary General

Moroccan citizen Mouad Hajji could take up the African Football Confederation’s strategic position of Secretary General next week in replacement of the incumbent role player Amr Fahmy who faces a dismissal over alleged leakage of confidential documents. Moroccan e-journal le360, citing an Egyptian source within the African football governing body, says Hajji who currently works […]

US announces nearly $152 million humanitarian assistance for Sahel

The United States announced last week nearly $152 million in humanitarian assistance to respond to the humanitarian crisis in the Sahel region countries of Niger, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Mali. US Special Envoy to the Sahel Peter Pham announced the aid following a trip to West Africa, where he visited Mauritania and Niger. “More than […]

Moroccans trust security services more than politicians- independent think tank

The Moroccan army and the police scored higher compared to politicians in the annual trust index released by the independent Rabat-based MIPA think tank (Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis), in collaboration with German foundation Heinrich Boll Stiftung. Out of a sample of 1500 people, 95% said they trusted the army and 92% the police while […]