By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lebrief
Illustrative image · ArtHouse Studio · Pexels · Licence PexelsThe 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.
Heavy rain or showers of 25 to 35 mm and wind gusts with dust are expected Sunday in several Moroccan provinces. These conditions are forecast from 2pm to 11pm, according to the General Directorate of Meteorology.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Lebrief ·
The General Directorate of Meteorology forecasts higher temperatures on Saturday 7 November, along with low clouds, mist and localised light rain in several areas of Morocco. The Atlantic coasts, northern Oriental and the Mediterranean coast will be particularly affected in the morning, according to the DGM.
🇲🇦 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 ·
Five Moroccan universities feature in Times Higher Education's 2027 Arab top 100, up from four in the previous edition, among 269 institutions from 17 countries and territories. Mohammed VI Polytechnic University remains Morocco's highest-ranked, in 13th place regionally, according to Times Higher Education and organisers cited by Morocco World News.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Infomediaire ·
Sierra Leone’s foreign minister meets Morocco’s parliament speakerSierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Rahman Swaray, visited Ahmed Touizi, President of Morocco’s House of Representatives, in Rabat. They discussed strengthening parliamentary ties and cooperation in trade and education.
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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