By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lebrief
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake was recorded on Monday 9 November in the commune of Aït M’hamed, in Morocco’s Azilal province, and felt by the population. The National Geophysics Institute located the earthquake’s epicentre in the commune, according to initial data published on Monday.
Morocco's U18 futsal team have qualified for the semi-finals of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games after a 15-1 victory over Solomon Islands. Hamza El Ahmadi scored five goals and Morocco will face Argentina on Monday 9 November, according to Mountakhab.net.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Mountakhab.net ·
Morocco's first FIFA Arena pitch was inaugurated on 8 November at Omar Ezzahraoui school in Benguerir, Rehamna province. The facility results from a partnership between FIFA, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, OCP Group and two Moroccan ministries, according to L’Information.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: L'Information ·
Ghana’s National Vaccine Institute and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention are bringing together regional stakeholders to operationalise the African pooled procurement mechanism for medicines. The 10 and 11 November meeting in Accra will bring together about 70 participants and build on a first tender that generated average savings of 45%, according to the National Vaccine Institute.
🇬🇭 Ghana · Source: MyJoyOnline ·
The Moroccan beach soccer team beat Egypt 3-2 in the semi-final of the fifth Arab Cup on 8 November in Port Said. Morocco will play Mauritania in the final on 9 November, after Mauritania's 5-3 win over Lebanon, according to Yabiladi.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Yabiladi ·
Achraf Hakimi joins FIFPRO World 11 2026Morocco captain and Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi has been named in the FIFPRO World 11 2026, the world team elected by professional footballers. The Moroccan is the only African player selected, in recognition of performances from August 2025 to July 2026, according to Mountakhab.net.
Rising seas threaten billions of dollars in Egyptian ecosystemsRising sea levels could wipe out hundreds of billions of dollars in ecosystem services each year by the end of the century, according to a study published in PNAS Nexus. Egypt is among the countries exposed to significant economic losses linked to coastal flooding, according to the study.The week in Africa
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