By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lebrief and MAP
The Provincial Directorate of National Education in Tetouan is suspending classes on Wednesday 11 November in all rural schools, ahead of expected weather disruption. In urban schools, classes stop from the afternoon, according to the Provincial Directorate’s announcement.
Morocco’s Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs announced that 1 Jumada II of the year 1448 AH corresponds to Wednesday 11 November 2026. The lunar crescent was observed on Tuesday 10 November after sunset and its appearance was confirmed, according to a ministry statement relayed by MAP.
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The General Directorate of Meteorology has placed several Moroccan provinces under an orange alert. Sometimes heavy rain, hail and strong gusts are expected between Wednesday and Thursday, with rainfall totals of between 80 and 110 mm, according to Lebrief.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Lebrief ·
Schools and non-essential public services will be closed on Wednesday in Portugal, where eight districts including Lisbon are under red alert. According to the government, gusts of up to 140 km/h are expected, and the IPMA fears flooding and power cuts.
🇵🇹 Portugal · Source: L’essentiel ·
Ecuador’s Foreign Minister, Roberto Carlos Kury Pesantes, was received in Rabat by Nasser Bourita on Monday 9 November. The two countries announced several measures aimed at consolidating their political, diplomatic and economic partnership, according to Lebrief.
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Russia loads 74,000 tonnes of diesel for Morocco in one weekBetween 30 October and 5 November, Russia shipped 410,000 tonnes of gasoil and diesel, against 358,000 the previous week, including 74,000 tonnes bound for Morocco, about 18% of the total. The United States (141,000 tonnes) and Singapore (87,000) rank ahead, according to S&P Global, despite Ukrainian strikes on six Russian refineries.
Railway accident in Giza, Egypt: Somalia offers its condolencesThe Somali federal government has expressed its deep sympathy to Egypt after a railway accident on 8 November 2026 in Giza, which left people dead and injured. Mogadishu also wished the injured a speedy recovery, according to Shabelle Media Network.The week in Africa
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