La sélection nationale marocaine de basket en fauteuil roulant a remporté le Championnat africain des nations de cette discipline qui s'est disputé en Afrique du Sud du 16 au 24 novembre, après sa victoire sur son homologue algérienne par 63 contre 32, lors de la finale jouée vendredi à Durban. Dans une déclaration à la MAP, le directeur technique national de la Fédération Royale marocaine des sports pour personnes
The Dutch kick boxer of Moroccan descent, Ayman Mouyah, was shot to death yesterday in Amsterdam, reports the Dutch TV channel AT5. The young man was only 19 years old. Three other men were also injured, aged between 18 and 19, according to the police. During the early hours of Thursday around 00:50, a gunshot was heard in the center of Amsterdam. An individual shot at a group of men including Ayman Mouyah. The men who were injured were transported to the hospital. They had various
Al Akhawayn University, an independent coeducational school located in Ifrane, has been finally accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), a United States' regional accreditation association providing educational accreditation for all levels of education, from pre-kindergarten to the doctoral level, said the university in a statement sent on Friday to Yabiladi. «AUI thus becomes the only non-American university in Africa to receive such
The platform of Sub-Saharan Communities and Associations in Morocco, (ASCOMS) organized on Thursday in Rabat a sit-in in front of the Libyan embassy to denounce human trafficking. The gathering was attended by members of the African community residing in Morocco. During the sit-in they have voiced their worries and concerns regarding the situation of African migrants in Libya. The demonstrators, who came from different African countries, waived their posters and slogans urging the
La plateforme des associations et communautés subsahariennes au Maroc (ASCOMS) a organisé, jeudi à Rabat, un sit-in de protestation devant l'ambassade de Libye, à laquelle ont participé des membres de la communauté africaine résidant au Maroc. Ils ont exprimé leur indignation et ferme dénonciation de pratiques interdites par la communauté internationale relatives à la traite des êtres humains sur
The French-German television channel Arte reported has released a documentary on the ordeal of «mule women» in Melilla. The short film brought to light those women who struggle daily to survive. They carry several parcels every day crossing the borders for Melilla. There, packages imported on foot are free of taxes. The economy of the Autonomous City is based on many attractive tax benefits, offering a flourishing market. However, this important market of nearly 300 million Euros
The Tunisian authorities announced on Thursday, 23rd of November that they have rescued 22 migrants, including nine Moroccan nationals, off Zarzis (southeastern Tunisia). According to the Tunisian Ministry of Defense, the migrants are from Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Sudan, Niger and Bangladesh. These migrants had left the port of Boukamech, Libya, to return to the Libyan coast. They were later handed over to the Tunisian National Guards to initiate the necessary legal
Morocco is abandoning its currency after legally joining the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), according to Marcel de Souza, Chairman of the pan-African organization. In an interview with Sputnik, a Russian news agency, de Souza insisted that the kingdom is willing to join the common monetary zone scheduled for 2020. «In its (membership) application, the King has written that when there is a single currency, he will be ready to abandon the Dirham and to join
Les autorités tunisiennes ont annoncé, jeudi, avoir secourus 22 immigrants clandestins, dont 9 Marocains, au large de Zarzis (Sud-est de la Tunisie). Selon le ministère tunisien de la Défense, ces immigrants clandestins sont originaires de la Tunisie, du Maroc, de l'Egypte, du Soudan, du Niger et du Bangladesh. Ces migrants avaient quitté le port de Boukamech, en Libye, pour regagner les côtes libyennes. Ces clandestins ont été remis aux
Le gouvernement travaille "avec un grand sérieux" pour conclure l’opération de rapatriement de migrants marocains en captivité en Libye, a indiqué, jeudi, le ministre délégué chargé des Relations avec le parlement et la Société civile, porte-parole du gouvernement, Mustapha El Khalfi. Le ministère chargé des Marocains résidant à l’étranger et des affaires de la