The chilling account of hafsa Boutahar, the rape victim of the journalist Omar Radi

French AFD funds training program for museum & heritage professions in Africa

The French Development Agency (AFD) has earmarked €300,000 to fund a pan-African training program for museum and heritage professions in Africa to be spearheaded by Morocco’s National Museum Foundation (FNM). The grant-related agreement was signed Monday in Rabat by French Foreign Minister Jean Yves le Drian, President of the FNM Mehdi Qotbi, and AFD Director […]

Morocco’s King launches $2 bln rail projects to boost Casablanca mobility

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI launched a series of major rail infrastructure projects in Casablanca, part of a broader national mobility plan valued at 96 billion dirhams ($9.3 billion). The new initiatives, worth 20 billion dirhams, aim to improve urban and regional connectivity across the Casablanca metropolitan area and support Morocco’s long-term sustainable development goals. The […]

Morocco’s efficient response under the spotlight of international media

Professional and credible international media on the ground in the earthquake affected areas in Morocco are witnessing the colossal efforts undertaken by authorities to rescue and shelter the people who lost their relatives and homes. “Overall the Moroccan government’s response has been reasonably effective,” wrote Peter Beaumont, a Guardian journalist specilized in covering disasters. While […]