By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L'Information
The 23rd edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival, scheduled for 20 to 28 November, will pay tribute to the American actors Jeff Goldblum and John Turturro and to the Moroccan artist Younès Mégri. The festival celebrates three singular artistic careers, according to a statement from the organisers.
Cape Verdean Armandina Cunha is due to take part in the 75th Miss Universe pageant in Puerto Rico, with the final scheduled for 24 November in San Juan. The programme includes a traditional dress parade and the preliminary competition on 21 and 22 November, according to Expresso das Ilhas.
🇨🇻 Cape Verde · Source: Expresso das Ilhas ·
Moroccan researcher Adnane Remmal is among the three winners of the UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Life Sciences Research, recognised for his work against antimicrobial resistance. The prize was awarded on Friday evening in Paris, according to MAP, which also cited his work on OLIPEN.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: MAP ·
Moroccan academic Saïd Yaktine was named cultural personality of the year at the Sharjah International Book Fair in the United Arab Emirates and dedicated the distinction to Moroccan and Arab writers. The 45th edition of the fair, inaugurated by Sharjah's ruler, brings together publishers and authors from several countries, according to Le Matin.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Le Matin ·
Royal Air Maroc gets six additional weekly round trips from Paris-Orly to Tétouan, Laâyoune and Zagora for summer 2027, with two rotations per week to each city. The 21 additional frequencies requested to Casablanca and Marrakech were not allocated, according to the official document published on 5 November by COHOR.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Bladi ·
Morocco and Ecuador sign agreement exempting ordinary passports from visasMorocco and Ecuador have signed a 2026-2028 cooperation road map and an agreement exempting Ecuadorians holding an ordinary passport from visas, according to Infomédiaire. Ecuador also confirmed its support for Morocco's sovereignty over its territory, including the Sahara, after talks in Rabat between Nasser Bourita and Roberto Carlos Kury Pesantes.
In Egypt, 400,000 Sudanese refugee children remain traumatised and out of schoolAbout 400,000 Sudanese refugee children in Egypt are reportedly enduring lasting effects from war and poverty, according to social workers. Between 50% and 70% remain out of school, while cuts in humanitarian funding are limiting access to psychosocial support, reports the Guardian Global Development Network.The week in Africa
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