A wave of youth-driven demonstrations swept through Morocco over the past several nights, with rallies unfolding in at...
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Morocco Holds Rates Steady Amid Global Uncertainty
Morocco’s central bank held its key interest rate steady at 2.25% following its September 23, 2025 meeting, reflecting...
Morocco’s Youth Rally for Schools, Hospitals and Jobs
On the evening of September 27, 2025, hundreds of young Moroccans dressed in black gathered near Parliament in Rabat...
Trade: Concerns over the flooding of Turkish products into Morocco ($)
Turkish businesses are extremely competitive, with high-quality products and low prices. Despite efforts from the...
UN conflict resolution technique: more conferences, and another one on the Western Sahara
By Arezki Daoud - 30 January 2019: The UN does a lot of good things, including humanitarian support to people in...
Urban Issues: The stray dogs and wild boars of North African cities
Opinion by Arezki Daoud - January 29, 2019: There could be as many as 15 million stray dogs roaming the streets of...
Morocco: Man fears for safety after arrested wearing a dress
Rabat, Jan 25, 2019 (AFP) - Chafik Lafrid's life has become a nightmare since footage of his arrest in Marrakesh on...
Morocco complains to UN of Western Sahara truce violations
United Nations, United States, Jan 11, 2019 (AFP) - Morocco has accused Polisario Front fighters in Western Sahara of...
Morocco: The closing of the deadly mines of Jerada
Rabat, Jan 9, 2019 - Moroccan authorities closed 2,000 illegal mineshafts last year in Jerada, an impoverished former...
Morocco: Killing of two tourists prompts Western authorities to caution their citizens when traveling to Morocco
Morocco has long been one of the most sheltered areas in North Africa from terror activity, largely due to the...
Morocco: New test of allegiance to Saudi Arabia
The North Africa Journal - November 19, 2018: In an article posted on November 4, 2018, the Washington Post reported...
King of Morocco proposes direct talks with Algeria: Unlikely to happen this year
The North Africa Journal - Nov 8, 2018: The fate of the contested Western Sahara territory and a regional leadership...
Morocco: Central Danone and PJD minister first victims of an unusual boycott
The North Africa Journal - June 8, 2018: For several weeks now, a call to boycott three major brands in the Moroccan...
Morocco severs diplomatic ties with Iran over Polisario support
The North Africa Journal - May 2, 2018: Morocco will sever diplomatic ties with Iran over Tehran’s support for the...
Morocco allegedly informs Algeria about possible military action in Western Sahara
MEA Risk Brief: Morocco has reportedly informed Algeria, through an unidentified European ambassador to Algeria, that...
Morocco: More arrests in Jerada as population calls for tangible economic plan
The North Africa Journal - April 4, 2018: The end of March saw an uptick in arrests in the mining town of Jerada in...
Uber withdraws from Morocco
The North Africa Journal: February 21, 2018: There is a great deal of jubilation among Morocco’s taxi drivers and the...
Not such a happy new year for North Africa
The North Africa Journal: January 11, 2018- The new year started off on the wrong foot for North African nations, and...
Regional politics and entrenched business interests complicate Morocco’s ECOWAS membership bid
The North Africa Journal - December 21, 2017: There has been a setback in Morocco’s efforts to join the Economic...
The Jihadists are back
The North Africa Journal - 22 November, 2017: Although authorities have so far been able to contain the militant...
Morocco: Fallout from el-Hoceima unrest: Royal purge of government continues
The North Africa Journal - November 22, 2017: On November 13, 2017, a second round of firings hit the Moroccan...
Morocco: Food distribution in Essaouira turns deadly, over a dozen killed
The North Africa Journal - November 19, 2017: At least 15 people died when they were crushed during a stampede in...
Moroccan King fires junior ministers: leadership or scapegoating?
The North Africa Journal - November 3, 2017 - [Photo: State auditor Driss Jettou making case against ministers before...
Algeria-Morocco: Algeria’s top diplomat starts new feud with Morocco
The North Africa Journal - November 3, 2017 - Algeria’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel has shown...
Morocco: King seeks to deflate criticism over the unrest in the north, blaming everyone but the monarchy
The North Africa Journal- August 10, 2017: After an easing of tension at the end of July, facilitated by the...
North Africans boost security measures to prevent cheating in baccalaureate exam
The North Africa Journal: June 9, 2017: If you ask any high school student in the Maghreb to list their biggest...
Morocco risk outlook: difficult path to reconciliation in el-Hoceima, but it is not too late
The North Africa Journal: June 9, 2017: In a note to its clients, MEA Risk predicts that the Moroccan government is...
Morocco: Massive show of force as authorities confront public anger in Hoceima
The North Africa Journal - May 30, 2017: There have been intense clashes between demonstrators and the Moroccan...
Morocco: Three IS suspects captured
The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) has dismantled an Islamic State-tied terror cell active in Nador,...
Explosive social unrest across the Maghreb region
The North Africa Journal - May 24, 2017 - The Maghreb countries of North Africa are facing an unprecedented level of...
As tension eases in Western Sahara conflict, the belligerents stick to their guns
The North Africa Journal - May 4, 2017: Fighters of the Polisario Front, who are seeking statehood in the Western...
Despite economic hardship, defense spending in North Africa & Sahel on the rise
The North Africa Journal | April 27, 2017: Despite severe economic performances affecting the countries’ revenues,...
Nine Moroccan terror suspects caught in Italy and Spain
The North Africa Journal: April 26, 2017: The Italian Special Operations Group (ROS) arrested a Moroccan national...
Morocco: New Prime Minister likely to reduce PJD Islamist party role in government
The North Africa Journal - March 20, 2017 - After firing Abdelilah Benkirane, King Mohammed VI asked the PJD’s number...
Morocco: King Mohammed VI fires Prime Minister Benkirane
The North Africa Journal - March 15, 2017 - The Moroccan King, Mohamed VI has reportedly sacked Prime Minister...
Morocco: Opposition MP assassinated in Casablanca
The opposition party MP Abdellatif Merdas was shot dead on 7 March 2017 outside his home, located in Casablanca's...
Tunisia and Morocco looking for Africa markets for business and politics
The North Africa Journal: March 7, 2017- Two North African countries, Morocco and Tunisia, have been seeking...
New activity on the Western Sahara conflict, but no one knows where this is headed
The North Africa Journal - March 6, 2017 - The UN envoy to the Western Sahara Christopher Ross has handed over his...
Morocco top producer of cannabis, becoming transit route for South American cocaine
The North Africa Journal - March 6, 2017 - Morocco produces a lot of cannabis and that’s a huge part of the country’s...
Morocco: Hostage situation thwarted in Ain Sebaa
According to a security source, a man tried to hold employees of a company based in Casablanca's Ain Sebaa district...
UN, Morocco and the Polisario: a symbolic withdrawal
The North Africa Journal: February 27, 2017: Morocco is to withdraw some troops from Guerguerat, in the contested...
Labor Unions: Localized and segmented unions in North Africa seek better coordination
The North Africa Journal - Feb 21, 2017: Labor protests have been a major source of the heightened level of social...
Morocco’s King hints at dissolution of Maghreb Union
In light of the return of Morocco in the African Union, the King Mohammed VI has hinted that the Arab Maghreb Union...