Africa Morocco The 80 human footprints discovered in 2022 in Larache, south of Tangier, date from around 100.000 years ago; the footprints were dated by a study recently published in the journal Nature according to which they are Homo sapiens footprints
Africa Morocco A $405.000 contract with a consultancy firm close to the US president was signed, allegedly for labelling the Polisario Front in Western Sahara a terrorist organisation to induce the group in negotiations; it is not clear how it would facilitate dialogue
Africa Morocco Forsa entrepreneurship program, launched in 2022 with a budget above MAD 1.25 billion ($138.300 million) to support business creation through interest-free loans, faces implementation challenges and structural problems, beneficiaries lament
Africa Morocco Marhaba 2025, Morocco’s annual summer program that helps diaspora return home for vacation, welcomed over 1,5 million members by July 10, +13,30% on 2024
Africa Morocco The 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, postponed to 2025, opened at the Stade Olympique in Rabat; hosts Morocco battled but ended 2-2 against Zambia