Column by Camilia Serraj

Meta political advertising spending by Moroccan parties compared with election results
The nine parties examined spent a combined $290,793 on Meta advertising in the 90 days before the September 23 vote, with the RNI accounting for about 65% of the total.
Marrakech literary salon pays tribute to historian Hamid Triki
A tribute event was held in Marrakech on Friday, September 18, in memory of historian Hamid Triki, who died this summer at the age of 82. Researchers and people close to him looked back on a scholarly career devoted to history and heritage, with a particularly strong commitment to preserving the memory of his hometown, Safi.
All you need to know ahead of August 12 Solar Eclipse
A partial solar eclipse will be visible across Morocco on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, during the late afternoon hours. The extent of the eclipse will vary from north to south, making it the most significant eclipse visible from Morocco since October 3, 2005. Although it will not be a total eclipse, strict precautions are required when viewing it, especially avoiding looking directly at the sun.
Kenya: One year after their unlawful relocation, two Moroccan children remain separated from their father
One year after their unlawful relocation—and despite a subsequent ruling by Nairobi’s Children’s Court recognizing that the move was illegal—two Moroccan-British-Kenyan children, aged 6 and 3, remain separated from their father. As the Nairobi High Court on appeal prepares to rule on Sept. 16 on whether to lift the stay that has prevented their return to Morocco, the case continues to be marked by unexplained developments, particularly at Nairobi’s airport.
Younes Mrabet: A former Vet on a mission to bring life back to Morocco’s soil
After years as a veterinarian, Younes Mrabet left his practice in Casablanca to settle on a farm in Benslimane. Convinced that Morocco’s agricultural soils are steadily losing their fertility, he believes compost can be part of the solution. On his one-hectare farm, now serving as an open-air laboratory, he produces biofertilizers and seeks to demonstrate that a different model of agriculture is possible.