After thirty years working with young people in Antwerp’s neighborhoods, Mohamed Zemmouri is sounding the alarm. The educator of Moroccan origin believes that drug trafficking money is making prevention through sport increasingly difficult.
At 75, Aïcha lives with her daughter in Brussels. Yet this widowed woman of Moroccan origin suffers from loneliness. Thanks to an association, a 17-year-old high school student visits her regularly, fulfilling a vital need for outside companionship.
Born in substandard housing before growing up in public housing, Sofia Boutrih has just taken the presidency of Plaine Commune Habitat. A symbolic rise for this elected official of Moroccan origin, now heading a portfolio of 20,000 social homes.
The near-miss attack of a young girl by a pack of stray dogs has triggered an alert in the Marrakech region. Residents denounce growing insecurity and demand urgent intervention to protect schoolchildren and pedestrians.
Mathis Vérité, an 18-year-old high school student from Normandy, has sparked a vast wave of solidarity thanks to a daily sporting challenge. By walking the distance between his home and his high school to raise funds for bicycles for children in Morocco, he raised more than 30 000 euros this Thursday, smashing his initial target.
Young Moroccans, influencers, artists and personalities are behind an initiative aimed at supporting needy families during this Ramadan period, but also to help them pay off their debts.
Relief for cafe and restaurant owners in the city of Casablanca, who have just seen the vote on the tax increase postponed by the municipality.
Anger and disappointment in the ranks of trade professionals. Faced with numerous shortcomings and above all the indifference of the government, Noureddine El Harrak, president of the National Association of Cafe and Restaurant Owners in Morocco, called for a separation of the trade and industry sectors within the government.
Indian hemp farmers in the provinces of Al Hoceima and Chefchaouen have created a coordination committee for the areas of origin of the cannabis plant. It is mandated to monitor the evolution of the cannabis legalization project with a view to effectively taking into account the main demands of producers in this area.
Seduced by Morocco’s expertise in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), the American company FotaHub Inc. has chosen to invest in the development project of Morocco’s first humanoid robot named "Shama". Hajar Mousannif, professor at the Cadi Ayyad University (UCA) , is in charge of this project.
The Protection Working Group (GTP) is concerned about the fate of homeless migrants, after the dismantling last week of their camps in Casablanca . This group of associations and organizations engaged in the protection of human rights intends to mobilize as many NGOs as possible for this purpose.
The Moroccan commercial real estate market has been doing very well in recent months. It is moving towards a more organized industry, adapting to the evolution of consumer preferences and demands.