March 21
Morocco: Duckbill Dinosaur Discovery in Morocco - Expert Unpacks the Mystery of How They Got There
Why are fossils of duckbill dinosaurs, a North American family, found in North Africa? Read more »
February 11
Morocco: Morocco Dinosaur Discovery Gives Clues On Why They Went Extinct
66 million years ago, the last dinosaurs vanished from Earth. We're still trying to understand why. New fossils of abelisaurs - distant relatives of the tyrannosaurs - from north… Read more »
December 19, 2023
Morocco: Morocco's Fabulous Football Year - What's Behind Their Success On and Off the Field
In 2022 Morocco became the first African and Arab national football team to reach a Fifa World Cup men's semi-final; and Wydad AC won the Africa Champions League. The good news… Read more »
November 09, 2023
Morocco: Morocco's Artisans Face Uncertain Future After Earthquake
The 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Morocco's Atlas mountains on September 8 killed more than 2,000 people and left thousands more homeless. Parts of the old medina in the… Read more »
October 11, 2023
Morocco/Western Sahara: Morocco Will Co-Host the 2030 World Cup - Palestine and Western Sahara Will Be Burning Issues
The 2030 men's football World Cup will be co-hosted by three countries across two continents after Morocco, Spain and Portugal's successful bid was selected by Fifa, the sport's… Read more »
September 25, 2023
Morocco: Giant Sea Lizards - Fossils in Morocco Reveal the Astounding Diversity of Marine Life 66 Million Years Ago, Just Before the Asteroid Hit
Sixty-six million years ago, the Cretaceous period ended. Dinosaurs disappeared, along with around 90% of all species on Earth. The patterns and causes of this extinction have been… Read more »
September 15, 2023
Morocco: Morocco Earthquake - Why Traditional Earthen Architecture Is Not to Blame for the Destruction Communities Have Endured
The 6.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Morocco on Friday, September 8 has claimed almost 3,000 lives. A further 5,530 people are injured, and the death toll is expected to rise. Read more »
September 11, 2023
Morocco: Morocco's Earthquake Wasn't Unexpected - Building Codes Must Plan for Them
More than 2,000 people died when a powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco on 8 September. The epicentre was in the High Atlas Mountains, 71km (44 miles) south-west of… Read more »
Morocco: What Caused Morocco's Earthquake? a Geologist Studying the Atlas Mountains Explains
The epicentre of Morocco's devastating earthquake on 8 September was in the High Atlas Mountains, about 71km south-west of Marrakesh. Moina Spooner, from The Conversation Africa,… Read more »
July 18, 2023
Africa: Nigeria, South Africa, Morocco and Zambia Could Cause Upsets at Women's World Cup Football
Morocco and Zambia are making their Fifa Women's World Cup debut in 2023. South Africa must recover their morale after a pay dispute and Nigeria once again leads the charge for the… Read more »
May 25, 2023
Morocco: Abdellah Taïa Is Morocco's First Openly Gay Writer - His Work Reimagines Being Muslim, Queer and African
Abdellah Taïa was born in 1973 in Rabat, Morocco. He currently lives in Paris. He is the first writer from north Africa - and in fact the Arab world - to openly declare that… Read more »
February 28, 2023
Africa: Germany's New Migration Policy Could Take Away Vital Talent From Several African Countries
Germany has announced a project for migrant centres in five African countries which would offer a select category of Africans the possibility of settling on its soil. The… Read more »
January 13, 2023
Western Sahara: The Six-Decade Struggle to Liberate Africa's Last Colony
Western Sahara is the territory in north-west Africa bordered by Morocco in the north, Algeria and Mauritania in the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. A former Spanish… Read more »
December 11, 2022
Morocco: Morocco At the World Cup - 6 Driving Forces Behind a History-Making Win
History was made by Morocco, the first African and first Arab team to advance to a semi-final at the men's football World Cup. Read more »
December 03, 2022
Morocco/Senegal: World Cup 2022 - Either Morocco or Senegal Could Break the Glass Ceiling
Sixteen remaining teams are playing in the knock-out phase of the 2022 men's football Fifa World Cup in Qatar, among them two African teams - Senegal and Morocco. The knock-out… Read more »
November 17, 2022
Africa: Can an African Team Win the World Cup?
Many football lovers hope an African team will finally win the men's 2022 Fifa World Cup. The world has been waiting for this since the great Brazilian player Pelé predicted… Read more »
October 06, 2022
Morocco: 'Sea Monsters' Were Real Millions of Years Ago. New Fossils Tell About Their Rise and Fall
Sixty six million years ago, sea monsters really existed. They were mosasaurs, huge marine lizards that lived at the same time as the last dinosaurs. Growing up to 12 metres long,… Read more »
August 01, 2022
Morocco: Unpacking the Power Plays Over Western Sahara
The western Mediterranean region has recently witnessed an intensifying set of diplomatic and economic stand-offs between neighbours Morocco, Algeria, and Spain. Read more »
July 19, 2022
Africa: Women's Football Enters a New Era at #WAFCON2022
This weekend's Women's African Football Championship (Wafcon) final between Morocco and South Africa in Morocco marks a new era. With it women's football in Africa has reached a… Read more »
July 10, 2022
Morocco: Morocco - A Top Fertiliser Producer - Could Hold a Key to the World's Food Supply
Morocco has a large fertiliser industry with huge production capacity and international reach. It is one of the world's top four fertiliser exporters following Russia, China and… Read more »