Morocco
FIFA opens Africa office in Morocco, launches U-17 cup
FIFA inaugurated a new regional office in Rabat to support football development in North and West Africa, according to Moroccan
Finance ministers from the Alliance of Sahel States — Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger — agreed in Niamey to fast-track capital release for their new Confederal Bank for Investment and Development, according to Business Insider Africa. The bank aims to finance infrastructure, reduce donor reliance, and boost economic sovereignty following the bloc’s withdrawal from ECOWAS. Officials described it as a strategic tool for long-term regional transformation.
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Morocco
FIFA opens Africa office in Morocco, launches U-17 cup
FIFA inaugurated a new regional office in Rabat to support football development in North and West Africa, according to Moroccan
Egypt
Sisi welcomes France’s Palestinian statehood push
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi voiced support for France’s plan to recognize Palestinian statehood at the UN in September, according
Morocco
Dozens of children swim to Spain’s Ceuta enclave from Morocco
At least 54 children and 30 adults swam through rough seas from Morocco to Spain’s North African enclave of
Libya
Libya detains 1,500 undocumented migrants near Tripoli
Libyan authorities detained around 1,500 undocumented migrant workers in a raid east of Tripoli Saturday, according to AFP. Labour