Morocco is actively engaging in discussions with member nations of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), including those that maintain «diplomatic» ties with the Polisario Front. This commitment was highlighted by a meeting that took place yesterday on the sidelines of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The talks involved Morocco's Foreign Minister, Nasser Bourita, and his Tanzanian counterpart, Mahmoud Thabit Kombo. This diplomatic engagement
Massad Boulos, the special advisor to the President of the United States for Africa, held separate meetings on Friday, September 26, in New York with the foreign ministers of Morocco and Algeria. During his discussion with Morocco's Foreign Minister, Boulos remarked, «we discuss opportunities to strengthen our strategic partnership and alliance, especially as U.S. firms pursue opportunities throughout all of Morocco including its territory of Western Sahara», stated Massad
Good news for the kingdom: S&P Global Ratings has upgraded Morocco’s sovereign credit rating to BBB-/A-3 with a stable outlook, praising its favorable macroeconomic policies and resilience to external shocks. The decision reflects the ongoing consolidation of public finances.
On Friday evening, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune gave a 75-minute interview to local media. In a rare departure from his usual rhetoric, he made no mention of Western Sahara, though he did speak of Algeria’s relations with its «neighbors». He highlighted strong ties with Mauritania, Tunisia, and Libya, but avoided any reference to the Polisario. In past interviews, Tebboune has consistently reaffirmed Algeria’s backing of the Sahrawis. During a televised
The Spring of Dignity coalition has strongly condemned the recent knife attack on a 25-year-old woman by her ex-husband in public in Taza. The assault sparked outrage on social media under the hashtag #JusticeforImane, after the victim sustained severe injuries to her face and hand, leaving her with lasting physical and psychological scars and requiring 130 stitches. In a statement released Friday, the coalition of associations recalled that the young woman had previously been raped by the
Several Moroccan internationals made headlines in Thursday’s UEFA Europa League fixtures, with Anass Zaroury of Greece’s Panathinaikos stealing the show. The 24-year-old forward netted a stunning hat-trick to propel his side to a commanding 4-1 victory over Switzerland’s Young Boys. Anass Zaroury ?#UEL pic.twitter.com/5U3HO63rBh — UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) September 25, 2025 Thanks to his three goals, Zaroury now tops the competition’s scoring chart,
The 27th edition of the Jazz à Rabat festival opened Thursday evening (September 25–27, 2025), filling Hassan II Park with the universal rhythms of jazz in all its forms. The Greco-German ensemble Tania Giannouli Trio launched the event with a contemporary Mediterranean sound blending piano, oud, and trumpet. Formerly known as Jazz au Chellah, the festival has been renamed and relocated, reaffirming its role as a platform where music transcends borders. In his opening remarks, the
Joudia Touri, a 31-year-old Moroccan neurosurgeon, is competing for a seat on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket through the SERA program, which offers suborbital flights to citizens from countries with little or no space presence. She sees the mission as both a childhood dream and an opportunity to link her work in medicine with the future of space exploration, while carrying Morocco’s flag into an uncharted field.
Spanish authorities have deported a Moroccan national after rejecting his request for international protection, despite his repeated attempts to block the decision. He claimed that he faced persecution in Morocco for taking part in pro-Palestine protests. According to Spanish media, a Civil Guard patrol intercepted a boat in the Strait of Gibraltar in December 2024 carrying 12 undocumented migrants, including the man in question. He was later transferred to a foreign detention center in
A new twist has emerged in Mali’s complaint against Algeria before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The transitional government in Bamako announced on Thursday that «the ICJ informed it, on September 19, 2025, of Algeria’s refusal to accept the Court’s jurisdiction in the dispute related to the destruction, by Algerian Defense Forces, of a reconnaissance drone belonging to the Malian Armed and Security Forces during a surveillance mission on Malian national
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