The Morocco Women’s Team Has Already Won
Morocco is the first North African and majority Arab nation to qualify for the Women’s World Cup. It’s hoping to pick up the baton its men’s team carried in Qatar.
Trump Administration Moves Forward With $1B Moroccan Arms Deal
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration moved forward with $1 billion in sales of drones and precision-guided weapons to Morocco on Friday, sending a notice to Congress about the potential deals, according to sources familiar with the notification. The
Morocco to Kick Off Mass Vaccination Plan with Chinese Drug
Morocco is gearing up for an ambitious COVID-19 vaccination program, aiming to vaccinate 80% of its adults in an operation starting this month that’s relying initially on a Chinese vaccine that has not yet completed advanced trials to prove it
African Nations’ Participation in the 2018 World Cup in Russia
Editor’s Note: As the 2018 World Cup in Russia progressed we assigned Ife Nwosu to give us a scorecard of what was happening. Here you’ll find Ife’s observations, first recorded in July. This year’s World Cup is taking place in Russia. And as always, the competition is fierce, especially among the four African countries still participating.…
In Case You Missed It: 2/6/17–2/12/17
This week’s most important headlines out of and about Africa. In this week’s news, impactAFRICA proposals are being accepted across the African continent, Somalia’s newly elected president has dual‑U.S. citizenship, and Morocco is readmitted to the African Union. impactAFRICA encouraging innovation for budding journalists ImpactAFRICA is the sister initiative of InnovateAfrica, a competitive program that seeks…
In Case You Missed It: 9/12/16 — 9/18/16
This week’s most important headlines out of and about Africa. In this week’s news, Morocco’s mosques transitioning to solar energy, Burundian refugees are offered a university education in Rwanda and Ethiopian Electric Power signs a deal with neighboring countries. Green program to provide solar energy for all mosques in Morocco One of the 15,000 mosques expected…
In Case You Missed It: 7/11/16 — 7/17/16
This week’s most important headlines out of and about Africa In this week’s news, South Africa looks to the cosmos, Morocco seeks reinstatement in the AU and Zambia hopes for a peaceful election. South African Observatory Discovers Hundreds of Galaxies A radio array telescope in South Africa, known as MeerKAT, has discovered hundreds of previously…
In Case You Missed It: 6/13/16 — 6/19/16
In this week’s news, American first lady, Michelle Obama, will travel to Liberia for a goodwill visit, and the much-anticipated African Union e‑passport is set to roll out in July. Michelle Obama Plans Trip to Liberia to Promote Girls’ Education U.S. first lady, Michelle Obama and her daughters, Malia and Sasha, will travel to Spain, Morocco…
In Case You Missed It 11/2/15 — 11/8/15
The most important in this week’s headlines out of and concerning Africa, for those who need help catching up. This week brings news of the world’s largest solar power plant, an African data boom, record numbers of African immigrants in the US, and another victory over Ebola. Morocco to Build World’s Largest Solar Power Plant Morocco is currently…
In Case You Missed It 8/17/15 — 8/23/15
The most important in this week’s headlines out of and concerning Africa, for those who need help catching up. The week brings news about the launch of Google’s newest gadget in several African countries, as well as analysis from Foreign Affairs magazine which gives a rating of the Obama administration’s Africa policy thus far. Google expands…