Moroccan government spokesman to Al Arabiya: We are responding to the demands of the protests.
Moroccan protests continue for the sixth consecutive day. Youth demand improvements in health and education services, while the Interior Ministry accuses protesters of using violence.
Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch: Protests have escalated and undermined public security and order, and we are prepared to respond to social demands.
Moroccan Interior Ministry: 286 people injured and 409 arrested in protests organized by youths
Twenty-four people arrested after four days of unusual "Generation Z" protests in Morocco. Eighteen of those arrested are being investigated for obstructing traffic, in addition to drug use in some cases.
Morocco: Police vehicle ran over protesters in Oujda during demonstrations
Moroccan security forces arrest anti-corruption protesters in Rabat, Morocco.
Morocco has been hit by the largest anti-government protests in years, spearheaded primarily by Gen Z protesters. Hundreds of young Moroccans marched in at least eleven cities, including Rabat and Casablanca
2 week agoA protest in Essaouira, Morocco, against the participation of Israeli figures in a conference in the city.
Demonstrations and protests in the cities of Tangier and Tetouan against the Israeli aggression on Gaza
3 week agoBurkina Faso: BIR 7 and 17 forces raided a JNIM camp near the Ivorian border, killing at least 5 militants and seizing weapons and motorcycles
1 month agoMorocco: following the passing of Ahmed Zafzafi and the appearance of his son Nasser, the country's most famous political prisoner, at his funeral, the situation in the Rif is tense.Last night protesters clashed with riot police right in the center of al-Hoceima
Morocco: Protests in Tangier in solidarity with Palestine and condemnation of Israel's practices in Gaza
Media sources: Five detainees from the Moroccan Rif movement held in Tangier prison have declared a hunger strike in solidarity with the victims of the "war of starvation" in Gaza and Sudan and in protest against the international community's inaction in confronting crimes of genocide.
2 month agoGhana: Three days of national mourning declared after military helicopter crash kills 8 people, including Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed
Morocco announces the dismantling of a terrorist cell loyal to ISIS between Tetouan and Chefchaouen.
Civil society organizations: 7 killed during anti-government protests in Togo
3 month agoBENIN: On Thu, June 12, the JNIM claimed to have taken control of a Beninese military post in Basso village, Bourgou province
5 month agoFrench military convoys are departing their bases in Dakar, handing them over to Senegalese forces. This follows a decision by the newly established government to expel all foreign troops from the country. The complete withdrawal is scheduled for completion by September 2025
Spain requests Morocco's collaboration to restore the electricity supply and has received, according to the press, about 700 MW. Thanks to the cooperation between both countries, it has been possible to restore the service in southern Spain.
French Foreign Minister: Autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty is the framework for resolving the Sahara issue.
Algeria summons French ambassador to protest French-Moroccan military maneuvers near Algerian border
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 26 km ENE of Ksar El Kebir, Morocco
Moroccan trade unions have been protesting against a new law regulating the right to strike, accusing it of restricting union freedoms and imposing penalties and fines on violators. The government says it has made amendments to protect the rights of workers and employers, and that the new law criminalizes the dismissal of workers for striking.
8 month agoThe withdrawal of French troops from Senegal is progressing with the handover of three military bases: "Maréchal," "Saint-Exupéry," and "Contre-amiral Protêt," located at the Dakar Arsenal, reports Les Echos. These sites, evacuated a few days ago, will now be under Senegalese command
Morocco sentenced activist Said Ait Mahdi, who led protests decrying the government’s earthquake response, to three months in prison
Putin held a telephone conversation with Senegalese President Bassirou Diomay Faye
11 month agoThe French Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately updates its map on Morocco, which includes Western Sahara within the country’s borders
11 month agoMacron says disputed territory of Western Sahara belongs to Morocco at a speech in Moroccan Parliament “The present and future of this region [Western Sahara] are part of Moroccan sovereignty”
1 year agoGeolocation of a JNIM raid on the Kpékankandi outpost in Togo shot by a drone just west of the outpost. This outpost is located less than 250 meters from the border with Burkina Faso. (10.9865000, 0.6356389)Source: @WerbCharlie Togo: Also released today by JNIM was drone footage of an attack on a military outpost at Kpékankandi