Algeria has just deployed four Su-30 fighter jets to Niger, breaking with its traditional military restraint outside its borders. This new posture comes as Algiers seeks to regain influence lost in the Sahel, particularly in the face of Morocco’s advance.
The Atlas Lions have secured their ticket to the final four of the U17 Africa Cup of Nations. The Moroccan team dominated Cameroon (1-0) in a fiercely contested quarter-final match.
Excluded from the European market for health reasons, mango exporters from Mali are massively turning to Morocco. This strategic shift, marked by an explosion in volumes, generates as many business opportunities as concerns for Moroccan agriculture.
No premature celebration in Rabat. While the public of the Moulay Abdellah complex was hoping to validate the ticket for the round of 16 tonight, the national team stumbled against a solid Malian team (1-1). Everything will be played on the last day against Zambia.
This is the night of all hopes for Moroccan supporters. This Friday, December 26, the Atlas Lions face Mali at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat (9pm). The stakes are high: a win and Morocco goes straight to the round of 16 of its CAN, without waiting for the last match.
It’s crunch time for the Atlas Lions. Just hours before the decisive kick-off against Mali this Friday in Rabat (9pm), the final training session has revealed its last secrets. Between the return of a striker and the isolation of the captain, Walid Regragui must make a decision.
The Moroccan national under-17 team continues its adventure in Qatar. At the end of a spectacular round of 16 match rich in goals, the Atlas Lions have validated their ticket for the next round by defeating Mali with a score of 3 goals to 2.
After a hard-fought victory over the United States, Morocco will face Mali on Tuesday in the round of 16 of the Under-17 World Cup. A highly anticipated African clash.
After snatching the victory on penalties against the United States, Morocco is preparing to face Mali in the round of 16 of the Under-17 World Cup.
Due to tensions with Morocco and Sahel countries like Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, Algeria is maintaining a high budget for defense in the 2026 finance law, close to 20%, around $25 billion, out of an estimated general national budget of around $135 billion.
The appeal trial of the "Escobar of the Sahara" case (whose real name is El Hadj Ahmed Ben Brahim, known as the "Malian", detained since 2019) continues in Casablanca. Moroccan singer Latifa Raafat was present to testify.
While Algeria is losing ground in the Sahel, Morocco is advancing its pawns. The main cooperation project between the kingdom and Mali aimed at connecting the Sahel to the Atlantic via the Sahara is fascinating.