Archaeologists recently unveiled what they said were the world's oldest pieces of jewellery, perforated shells dating back 150.000 years; the shells, which are presumed to have formed necklaces and bracelets, were found in the Bizmoune cave near Essauira

Kenza Layli, the first winner of Miss World Artificial Intelligence and result of an artificial intelligence process, was created in Morocco

The WB announced an investment of $600 million to improve public services and strengthen the public sector, focusing on reforming state-owned enterprises by improving governance, restructuring and performance monitoring

The National Agency for Water and Forests is raising awareness of the risk of forest fires as summer approaches; Moroccan forests are extremely flammable due to rising temperatures, reduced air humidity and the arrival of dry, hot winds

An awareness campaign for the right to abortion has been launched by Amnesty International; women in Morocco risk prison sentences if they attempt to terminate a pregnancy and abortion is also criminalised when the pregnancy is the result of rape