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TikTok Removes Over 500,000 Videos in Morocco in Q1 2026

TikTok Removes Over 500,000 Videos in Morocco in Q1 2026

TikTok has deleted 530,652 videos in Morocco during the first quarter of 2026. These videos were removed for violating Community Guidelines of the social media platform, according to a TikTok report showing the platform’s efforts made to

Via North Africa Post1 min read
Nador West Med Highway Nears Completion, 95% of Works Done

Nador West Med Highway Nears Completion, 95% of Works Done

Morocco is approaching a key milestone in the development of its Eastern region, with work on a critical section of the highway connecting Driouch to the Nador West Med port complex now more than 95% complete. The port will have an industri

Via North Africa Post1 min read
2027 Finance Bill: First Proposals on Education, Health, Jobs

2027 Finance Bill: First Proposals on Education, Health, Jobs

Morocco’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has published a macroeconomic framework report ahead of the 2027 finance bill, the last of the current government’s mandate, setting out early priorities spanning infrastructure, private

Via North Africa Post1 min read
Interpreter Gives Voice to Abidjan's Deaf Community

Interpreter Gives Voice to Abidjan's Deaf Community

Some 75,000 people with hearing loss live in Ivory Coast. For many of them, daily tasks that often require speaking and hearing are incredibly difficult to navigate. Israël Mansaré, a psychologist and interpreter, has decided to become th

Via Africanews1 min read
Aya Gold & Silver Raises Boumadine Project Value to $3.5 Billion

Aya Gold & Silver Raises Boumadine Project Value to $3.5 Billion

Canada’s mining Company Aya Gold & Silver has revised up the after-tax net value of its Boumadine project in Morocco to $3.5 billion with soaring gold and silver price on the international market. The updated preliminary economic asse

Via North Africa Post1 min read
2,000+ Yemenis Flee to Djibouti After Houthis Seize Key Port City

2,000+ Yemenis Flee to Djibouti After Houthis Seize Key Port City

More than 2,000 people have reached Djibouti, according to the International Organization for Migration, after the Houthis' capture of a key port city and an island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in recent days alarmed Yemeni civilians, who fe

Via Africanews1 min read
Dangote Refinery IPO Draws Billions in Minutes

Dangote Refinery IPO Draws Billions in Minutes

“With this particular, sterling, historic offer and what I have seen in the data room, where already billions of naira have been subscribed by thousands of investors within minutes or under an hour, you are a blessing to humanity," said M

Via Premium Times Economy1 min read