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In Tangier, fresh off the ferry from Spain, I walk along the esplanade in cool morning air, then take the steps up into the casbah. My journey to Morocco started at St Pancras station in London three days earlier, and I spent a night each in Barcelona and Algeciras. I …

  The Djurtus of Guinea-Bissau and Morocco – have arrived early in Côte d’Ivoire ahead of this year’s Africa Cup of Nations. Both teams will be hoping to stop the Super Eagles of Nigeria from winning the tournament Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced Guinea-Bissau’s arrival on Sunday night, 7 …

Nigerians who had terrible experiences during a visit to Morocco in Africa have taken to X to detail their experience while warning others who are dark skinned.   An X user took to the social media platform on Tuesday to write: “If you are black African, avoid Morocco as a …

Nigeria’s ambassador to Morocco, Alhaji Mansur Nuhu Bamalli, is dead.   Bamalli, 42, was also the Magajin Garin Zazzau and biological younger brother to the Emir of Zazzau in Kaduna.   A statement by the Media and Publicity officer of the Zazzau emirate council said Mansur Nuhu Bamalli died in …

Morocco, Portugal and Spain will co-host the 2030 FIFA World Cup tournament, world football ru0ling body, FIFA has announced.   According to a statement on FIFA’s website on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, the decision was taken by the FIFA Council. “Following extensive consultation with all confederations and given the importance …

new video loaded: Gridlock, Confusion and Waiting: On the Road With Spanish Rescuers in Morocco transcript Back transcript Gridlock, Confusion and Waiting: On the Road With Spanish Rescuers in Morocco Our video journalists embedded with a team of Spanish military rescuers in Morocco as they attempted to save lives after …

More than 2,100 people have died since the magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit Morocco on Friday. France’s foreign minister has said it is up to Morocco to decide whether to seek French aid to deal with the fallout of its deadliest earthquake in more than 60 years. When asked why Morocco …

Over 2,000 people have been confirmed dead following the powerful earthquake currently taking place in Morocco.   The rare earthquake struck late Friday night, September 8 killing hundreds of people and damaging buildings and villages in the North African country but continued to rage throughout Saturday.   According to a …

An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 6.8 shook much of Morocco, the strongest to hit the area in more than a century.

In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, Secretary-General António Guterres stressed that the UN was ready to assist the Government in any way needed, to help those impacted. According to the UN humanitarian hub Reliefweb, the powerful quake struck shortly after 10pm local time, measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale …