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Soccer · RabatSadio Mané named African Player of the Year. Mané helped Senegal win their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations title this year. The 30-year-old joined German champions Bayern Munich last month. He finished ahead of Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah and Edouard Mendy.See the Story
Mane named African Footballer of Year again
47% Center coverage: 32 sources
US & Canada · RabatMoroccan court imposes 8-month prison sentences on 14 migrants. Hundreds of others tried to scale a border fence separating the north African country from the autonomous Spanish enclave of Melilla in June. The same court sentenced 33 migrants to 11 months in prison last month after they tried to climb the border wall between Morocco and Melilla.See the Story
Moroccan court jails 14 migrants for 8 months over crossing
40% Center coverage: 15 sources
Politics · RabatThe bodies were found early Monday in the coastal town of Akhfennir. 18 other migrants who'd been in the capsized dinghy were later found alive. Morocco's Atlantic coast has become a departure point for African migrants aiming to reach Europe via the Canary Islands.See the Story
Bodies of 8 migrants wash ashore in southern Morocco
37% Center coverage: 11 sources
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Europe · BrusselsMorocco and the European Union have agreed to cooperate more closely in combatting human trafficking. At least 23 migrants died during an attempted mass border crossing from Morocco into the neighbouring Spanish enclave of Melilla. Some 2,000 migrants stormed the border with Melilla at the end of June, triggering two hours of violent skirmishes.See the Story
EU agrees to improve migration cooperation with Morocco after Melilla tragedy
67% Center coverage: 9 sources
Wildfires · RabatMorocco has been in the grip of a heatwave for a week, with temperatures soaring above 40C (104F) Strong winds are in the forecast for the coming days, complicating efforts to contain fires. More than 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres) of forest have been destroyed.See the Story
Moroccan soldiers, firefighters battle fires in the north
Coverage: 8 sources
Europe · RabatA Moroccan court has sentenced 13 migrants, mostly from Sudan, to 2 1/2 years in prison over a mass attempt to scale the border fence. At least 23 died that day in what Moroccan authorities called a stampede, as hundreds of people stormed the fence in a desperate bid to reach Europe. The decision Wednesday in the northern Moroccan city of Nador was the latest and toughest ruling handed down.See the Story
Morocco: 13 migrants sent to prison for Spain crossing bid
50% Right coverage: 8 sources
Middle East · RabatMorocco had cut relations with Israel in 2000 following the outbreak of the second Palestinian intifada. The two countries re-established ties two decades later in a deal that saw Washington recognise Rabat’s sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara. A steady stream of Moroccan and Israeli officials have visited each others’ countries and signed cooperation deals.See the Story
Israeli army chief lands in Morocco for first visit as ties normalise
Coverage: 5 sources
