World News by Wild Rose

Ten months after the explosive AFCON final, Senegal and Morocco are still fighting over the title, this time at sport's highest court. A verdict on Senegal's appeal against Morocco's victory by default is expected within days. Also, it's a race against time in Kenya. Health officials are tracing dozens of contacts after an Ebola patient died following a journey from DR Congo. Plus Zimbabwean author Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza wins the 2026 Caine Prize for African Writing for his short story "The Blue Fighter".

Morocco politics in October 2026: King Mohammed VI, new head of government Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, the parties, the army and who decides. The post Morocco Politics Explained, Who Holds Power in 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Israel opened its first national pavilion at Morocco's Marrakech Air Show, joined by Israel's top military contractors.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport to rule within days on appeal against decision to strip Senegal of AFCON title.

Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing set to begin after Senegal stripped of Africa Cup of Nations title by CAF.

King Mohammed VI named Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri Morocco’s first woman head of government on 29 September 2026. This profile covers her career and coalition. The post Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, Morocco’s New PM appeared first on The Rio Times.

How Morocco balances Washington, Europe, the Gulf, China and Russia, and why it judges every partnership by one issue: Western Sahara. The post Morocco Geopolitics Explained 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

In a new report, it says intelligence services us a web of surveillance to silence any critical voices.

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has named Marrakesh’s long-time mayor as the country’s first female prime minister.

King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri on Tuesday as Morocco’s first woman prime minister after her liberal-centrist party came out on top in a September 23 parliamentary election, the royal palace said. The king asked El Mansouri to form a new government, the palace said in a ‌statement. El Mansouri’s Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) was created in 2008 by an adviser to the king and has since positioned itself as a counterweight to the Islamist Justice and Development Party...

Her appointment by the king makes her only the second woman to lead a government in the Arab world.

The mayor of Tangier, Mounir Limouri, was placed in police custody on Monday over alleged electoral fraud in the recent parliamentary elections.

The movement whose founders remain anonymous, rallied support around the failings of the public health and education systems before a government crackdown diffused it

The United States backed Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara on 25 September and said the 50-year status quo cannot be maintained, five weeks before the UN decides its mission's future. The post Western Sahara: US Backs Morocco and Says the Status Quo Cannot Last appeared first on The Rio Times.

Africa Intelligence Brief — Thursday, 24 September 2026 The parliament building in Rabat. Morocco’s Authenticity and Modernity Party took 97 of 395 seats on provisional results, on a turnout of 38.02 per cent. Africa Intelligence Dossier… The post Africa Intelligence Brief — Thursday, September 24, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Provisional results published on Thursday show the centre-right Authenticity and Modernity Party has taken 95 seats in the 395-seats in parliament.

Millions of Moroccans vote today for a 395-seat parliament amid new digital proxy and anti-fraud measures.

Moroccans are voting today in parliamentary elections dominated by concerns over the cost of living, jobs and inequality, with many voters also expressing deep distrust of political parties.

Moroccan voters are choosing a new parliament Wednesday in elections dominated by economic concerns after a mass migration surge to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in the summer highlighted concerns over rising youth unemployment and the cost of living. Nearly 16 million Moroccans have registered to elect 395 members of the House of Representatives.

As Morocco goes to the vote on Wednesday, the parliamentary elections are being closely watched as a test of citizens’ faith in the political process. The vote comes as the country marks one year since youth-led demonstrations swept the nation, calling for jobs and better public services.

Young voters are being courted with football slogans, promises of jobs and anti-Israel rallying calls.

With just a day to go before legislative elections on September 23, young Moroccans are torn between hope and scepticism ahead of the crucial vote. Nearly 16 million Moroccans are set to elect their representatives to the National Assembly in the country’s first legislative elections since the Gen Z protests which swept through Morocco almost a year ago.

As Morocco readies for Wednesday’s parliamentary elections, all eyes are on young voters. These are the first elections since youth-led protests spread across the country in late 2025.

Israel and Morocco have agreed to open embassies in their respective countries following a meeting between their top diplomats and the US ambassador to the United Nations in New York on Wednesday

Spanish police in Ceuta on Friday morning started moving hundreds of migrants from the beaches of the Spanish enclave to a new tented area. Several thousand migrants remain in Ceuta after tens of thousands of people crossed the border with Morocco in late July. 

Israel and Morocco agreed on Wednesday to open embassies in each other’s countries following talks between their foreign ministers and the US ambassador to the United Nations in New York. The two countries established diplomatic ties in 2020 under the US-brokered Abraham Accords, which normalised Israel’s relations with several Arab states.

Twenty-eight formations are contesting 395 seats. The largest Islamist movement is urging abstention, and participation is the number the palace will read. The post Morocco Votes on 23 September With Turnout the Real Test appeared first on The Rio Times.

The new citizenship bill for Sahrawis touches a sensitive fault line in Madrid’s ties with Rabat.

Spain’s parliament backs citizenship for Sahrawis amid tense relations with Morocco after the Ceuta crossing.