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The National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced that daily crude oil production has surpassed its annual target, reaching 1,405,609 barrels of crude oil and an additional 52,633 barrels of condensates. This milestone highlights the resilience and dedication of workers at production sites across the country, despite persistent challenges such as delays in the disbursement of the […]
Bayt Mal Al-Quds Agency, the executive arm of the Al-Quds Committee, Chaired by King Mohammed VI, invested $4.2 million in 2024 in projects and programs supporting the Palestinian people. According to the Agency’s 2024 annual report, the implemented projects were distributed across various sectors, with 31% allocated to social assistance programs, 19% to arts, heritage, […]
Several of Southern Africa’s long-established liberation parties faced unprecedented challenges in 2024 as younger electorates demanded tangible economic progress and job opportunities. Although democracy in this region is relatively stable compared to areas of the continent plagued by coups and military rule, the once-unquestioned loyalty to parties that fought colonialism has rapidly eroded. Botswana provided […]
Guinea’s opposition and civil society groups, united under the Forces Vives platform, have announced that they will no longer recognize the authority of the country’s military junta after 31 December, when a promised return to constitutional rule was meant to take place. While this deadline as the transition period was initially agreed with the West […]
Football is the most popular sport in the world, and with great popularity comes great economic benefits. The 2030 World Football Cup, which will be co-organized by Morocco, Spain and Portugal, is a major economic driver for the North African Kingdom. The expected influx of tourists, fans, and journalists will stimulate various sectors of the […]
Morocco’s Bouchra Karboubi has been ranked the fifth best woman referee in the world by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) as part of its 2024 Awards. Karboubi was crowned Women’s Referee of the Year during the 2024 CAF Awards ceremony, held on December 16 in Marrakech. She was the first Arab […]
Morocco produced 4082 tons of legal cannabis in 2024, from some 300 kilograms last year, as the number of permits to farmers grows, the cannabis regulator ANRAC said. Moroccan local strain or the Beldia dominated production with 2,786 tons, while the rest of the cannabis originated from imported seeds. The Beldia strain ANRAC has a […]
The year 2025 is shaping up to be a dynamic one for African football, with a packed schedule of tournaments and events. The action kicks off on January 27 in Rabat, Morocco, with the draw for the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN), where the 24 qualified teams will learn their group-stage opponents. In February, the […]
On Thursday, December 26, the African Federation of Descendants of Senegalese Riflemen filed a formal complaint against Cheikh Oumar Diagne, Minister and Advisor to the Presidency of Senegal. The complaint comes after Diagne controversially described the Senegalese riflemen of Thiaroye as “traitors” during an interview on the local television channel ‘Fafa TV’ on December 21. […]
One of al-Shabaab’s top commanders, Mohamed Mire, was killed in a drone strike in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle Region, the military group has said, blaming the United States for the killing. It comes as the US military confirmed on Thursday (26 December) it carried out an airstrike on 24 December in the south of the Horn […]