Keywords: Women


Moroccan entrepreneur Asmaa Gacem rescues Italian football club AC Prato from collapse

Moroccan-Italian business leader Asmaa Gacem has officially taken full control of Italian football club AC Prato, acquiring 100% of its shares from Humanativa Group through her Florence-based holding company Finres SpA. The €800,000 deal transfers not just ownership but also full financial responsibility.......

OCP Foundation empowers rural cooperatives for sustainable growth across Africa

The OCP Foundation marked International Cooperatives Day by reflecting on its decade-long efforts to strengthen rural communities through cooperative development. Operating across 12 regions in Morocco and nine countries in the Global South, the Moroccan organization focuses on empowering farmers and......

Morocco strengthens consular network with 22 strategic appointments

Morocco’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates has announced 22 new Consuls General appointments, marking a significant overhaul of the country’s consular network. This move aims to enhance services for Moroccans abroad while reinforcing ties with its......

Born winners: CAF unveils new slogan for 2024 Women’s AFCON in Morocco

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially announced "Born Winners" as the slogan for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be held in Morocco from July 5 to 26. This powerful tagline underscores the resilience, ambition, and legacy of African women in football......

Jinane Zouaki: First Moroccan Woman Inducted into Ibero-American Academy of Pharmacy

Moroccan biologist Jinane Zouaki has been named an academic corresponding member of the prestigious Ibero-American Academy of Pharmacy, marking a historic milestone for Morocco, the Arab world, and Africa. She is the first Moroccan, Arab, and African woman to hold this honor. The official induction......

Moroccan women reshape judiciary with rising leadership roles

Morocco’s judicial system is undergoing a transformative shift as women increasingly take on leadership roles across all court levels. Female judges now represent 27% of the country’s judiciary, a figure that continues to grow, reflecting Morocco’s broader commitment to gender equality......

Morocco launches WE Finance Code to empower women entrepreneurs

Morocco has taken a bold step in promoting women’s economic empowerment through the launch of the WE Finance Code initiative. Spearheaded by Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the initiative aims to......

Moroccan initiatives unite to improve sanitation and education for rural girls

Three Moroccan-led organizations—Women in Tech Morocco, Kiwi Collecte, and Green Watech—have partnered to address a critical yet often overlooked barrier to girls' education in rural Morocco: inadequate sanitation. Their pilot project, based at Dar Talibate Tassoultante, a boarding school......

Moroccan women expelled from Spain after abuse in strawberry farms

Two Moroccan women working in Spain’s high-profit strawberry sector were expelled and sent back to Morocco under alarming conditions—one while pregnant, the other with cancer—triggering widespread criticism over the treatment of migrant laborers. Pregnant and abandoned The first case......