Safa’s president Danny Jordaan hails Morocco’s Mohammed VI Complex

South African Football Association (Safa) president Danny Jordaan has welcomed the Moroccan government for investing in football infrastructure, referring to Mohammed VI complex in Rabat. According to IOL, Jordaan, who is also vice president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), attended an infrastructure symposium at the facility alongside 200 administrators from Africa, CAF executive members and Fifa president Gianni Infantino. During this symposium, Jordaan said that African

Italian police investigate a Moroccan spiritual healer for «scamming» a woman

A Moroccan national who pretends to be a holy healer had been reported to the police for allegedly defrauding a 60-year-old woman in Italy, Italian news agency ANSA wrote on Saturday. The 57-year-old man told the woman in question that he is capable of healing physical and psychological illnesses, receiving from her 26,000 euros. The woman who believed that she suffers from depression said that the Moroccan man, who presented himself in the beginning as a vendor, approached her and said that

CAF reacts to a confidential forensic review on alleged financial wrongdoings

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) reacted, Sunday, to a confidential forensic review conducted by PwC. The latter unearthed the alleged financial wrongdoings of «the continent’s governing body that raises concerns about the legitimacy of millions of dollars of payments to executives and national associations», AP revealed. «The structural changes undertaken by CAF will not be derailed by misleading reports in some media. The CAF Executive Committee reserves

Sahara : Algerian President has urged Guterres to appoint a personal envoy as soon as possible

Participating for the first time as Algeria’s President in an African Union Summit, Abdelmajid Tebboune addressed the Western Sahara question. He revealed, in a speech, that he had «urged» the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a letter to appoint a new personal envoy to the Sahara as soon as possible, Algerian newspaper TSA reports. Moreover, the Algerian President asked Guterres to «relaunch the political process to settle the Western Sahara

Mocro-maffia : Said Razzouki, right-hand man of Ridouan Taghi, arrested in Colombia

One of the most wanted criminals in the Netherlands, Said Razzouki was arrested Friday night in Colombia, in a building in Medellin, in the north of the country. On Saturday, Dutch police announced Saturday that this Dutch-Moroccan, considered the right-hand man of Ridouan Taghi, was also the subject of an international arrest warrant for murder and drug trafficking. Razzouki, 47, born in Morocco on June 1, 1972, is one of the main suspects involved in a big trial in the Netherlands for five

CAF alleged financial wrongdoings unearthed in a confidential forensic review

American news agency Associated Press (AP) obtained a copy of the African Football Confederation (CAF) private forensic review, undertaken by financial services company PwC, on Saturday. The audit unearthed the financial wrongdoings of «the continent’s governing body that raises concerns about the legitimacy of millions of dollars of payments to executives and national associations», AP revealed. The report covers the period 2015-2019, that is to say the time when the CAF

Diaspo #130 : The miraculous story of 90 year-old Yamna Maxwell, from Morocco to America

Born near Marrakech to a Moroccan Jewish family, Yamna Maxwell is a 90-year-old real survivor. In Morocco, she led a warrior’s life fighting against poverty. Now, she is an American citizen who reflects upon her own journey and wishes to visit her homeland.

Hirak : Nawal Benaissa granted political asylum in the Netherlands

Hirak activist Nawal Benaissa has been granted political asylum in the Netherlands, she told Spanish news agency EFE on Friday. The 36-year-old mother fled Morocco with her four children in April 2019. The activist was sentenced to ten months suspended for «participating in an authorized protest» and for «offending public officials».   When she fled Morocco, Nawal Benaissa first went to Ceuta and from there she left for the Netherlands, which hosts a large Rif

Sahara : «A selection process is under way» to appoint a personal envoy, Antonio Guterres says

In a reassuring statement, UN Secretary-General said that a «selection process is under way» to appoint a new personal envoy. Antonio Guterres’ words come as the Polisario has threatened to abandon the political process.

Moroccan ambassador’s traditional outfit called a «coronavirus protective suit» by Russians

On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin received Morocco’s newly appointed ambassador to Moscow. A video from this meeting showed Lotfi Bouchaara in a white Djellaba, presenting his credentials to the Russian president and taking a photo with him. The video went viral on social media, especially among Russian internet users who are unfamiliar with the Moroccan traditional dress code. Посол Марокко как будто вышел из новостей про