US Envoy Presses Polisario Front on Western Sahara
Washington's UN envoy met Western Sahara's Polisario Front as a UN mission set up in 1991 for a referendum that...
October 2, 2026Topic
Morocco
African Pulse for Thursday, October 1, 2026
Africa today: Ethiopia and Eritrea cut ties, Nigerian unions call a strike after Independence Day and Zambia's fuel prices rise...
October 1, 2026
Morocco Markets: MASI & the Dirham — October 1, 2026
Morocco's MASI fell 0.87% to 17,579.17 on Thursday as TGCC led trading and the dirham eased to about 9.81 per...
October 1, 2026
South Africa Tourism Misses US$400 Million as Morocco and Tunisia Grow
South Africa missed an estimated US$400 million in overseas tourist spending in 2025, BDO says, even as arrivals beat 2019...
September 30, 2026
MOGA Festival 2026 Last-Minute Guide: Essaouira, Morocco, Opens 30 September With Saturday Day Passes Sold Out
MOGA Festival 2026 last-minute guide: Saturday day passes sold out, three-day passes at US$207, taxis to the Diabat site and...
September 29, 2026 Western Sahara: US Backs Morocco and Says the Status Quo Cannot Last
The US says the 50-year Western Sahara stalemate cannot go on and backs Morocco, weeks before the UN decides whether...
September 26, 2026
Marrakech International Film Festival: Dates, Tickets and Guide
Marrakech International Film Festival 2026: 23rd edition on 20–28 November — competition, tributes and free Jemaa el-Fnaa screenings. Access and...
September 24, 2026
Morocco’s Authenticity and Modernity Party Leads Election as Turnout Falls
Morocco election results put the PAM party first with 97 of 395 seats on provisional Interior Ministry figures, as turnout...
September 24, 2026
Morocco’s SAMIR Refinery: How the Kingdom Lost Its Only Oil Refinery
Morocco's only oil refinery, SAMIR, has been idle since 2015, leaving the kingdom to import all its fuel. What went...
September 21, 2026