By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lebrief
Several roads in Casablanca will be closed to vehicles on Sunday 25 October, from 6am to 1pm, according to two routes for the Casablanca International Marathon. The measure follows municipal order No. 489/2026 and applies to vehicles of all categories, reports Lebrief.
Raja Casablanca beat El-Kanemi Warriors 2-0 and qualified for the group stage of the Confederation Cup. Barkok and Huja scored late in the match, allowing the Moroccan club to win 4-2 on aggregate, according to Lebrief.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Lebrief ·
Requests for travel quotes to Morocco rose from 196 to 263 between September–October 2025 and the same period in 2026, an increase of 34.2%, according to Squaremouth. The rise follows the 2026 World Cup, but the figures relate to insurance quotes, not trips actually taken, Le Matin reports.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Le Matin ·
Morocco’s under-15 men’s team beat the Philippines 2-0 in their opening match at the 2026 FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival. The match was played on Saturday at the Hovsan sports complex in Baku, according to Lebrief.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Lebrief ·
Kenya’s economy grew by 5.1% in the second quarter of 2026, up from 4.9% a year earlier, according to the Central Bank of Kenya. Services grew by 5.8%, supported notably by transport, accommodation, communications and finance, according to its weekly bulletin published on 23 October.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Tuko ·
Spain supplied Morocco with 161,000 tonnes of diesel in AugustSpain exported 161,000 tonnes of diesel to Morocco in August 2026, while no Moroccan deliveries to the Spanish market were recorded. Spanish exports rose by 94% in one month to their highest level since January, according to CORES data cited by El Debate.
SONEDE unveils Tunisia’s water security planTunisia’s National Water Exploitation and Distribution Utility has drawn up a multi-year plan to secure drinking water, improve network efficiency and accelerate the energy transition. The programme includes water transfers from the north, large reservoirs and desalination in several regions, according to the Agriculture Ministry.The week in Africa
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