Algiers woke up to scandalous and outrageous statements by an official who is supposed to defend human rights as they are universally recognized. The head of Algeria’s human rights commission Farouk Ksentini has just bluntly accused sub-Saharans of spreading HIV in Algeria, a statement that bears the hallmarks of racism in its abhorrent forms. Algeria, […]
A new assessment by the Policy Center for The New South put the material damage of Sept 8 earthquake at 3 billion dirhams ($300 million), accounting for nearly 0.2% of Morocco’s GDP. The quake which hit vast swathes in the High Atlas mountains killed 3000 people and damaged 59,674 buildings, of which 32% were destroyed […]
Moroccan athlete Soufiane El Bakkali won the gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase this Monday (August 2nd) at the ongoing Olympic Games in Japan, giving Morocco its first medal at the Games. This is the first golden medal for Morocco since those gleaned by Hicham El Guerrouj in Sydney. El Bakkali becomes the […]
