All three teams were awarded three points following a decision by the CAF Organising Committee due to Morocco’s withdrawal from the tournament.

Source: https://www.ghanaiantimes.com.gh/black-galaxies-move-to-oran-for-chan-2023-quarter-final-clash-against-niger/

At least 632 people are dead and another 329 people have been injured in the earthquake that hit Morocco late Friday night, according to Morocco’s Interior Ministry on Saturday morning.

Source: https://1310kfka.com/abc-news/world/09/morocco-earthquake-live-updates-at-least-1037-dead-in-rare-powerful-quake/

Beyond reports on the quake’s magnitude, neither Moroccan officials nor MAP, Morocco’s official news agency, had published any information about casualties or damages as of early Saturday.

Source: https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/526518/powerful-earthquake-strikes-morocco-killing-hundreds-and-damaging-historic-buildings

“Morocco’s ambition to become a green hydrogen exporter could be complemented by Algeria's urgent need to replace its hydrocarbon exports, as well as the presence of gas pipelines," as stated in a recent study conducted by the Royal Elcano Institute.

Source: https://energycentral.com/c/cp/spanish-green-hydrogen-competition-gaining-traction-african-and-latin-american

Morocco’s foreign ministry also summoned Sweden’s charge d’affairs in Rabat to express the kingdom’s “strong condemnation of this attack and its rejection of this unacceptable act.”

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/news/middle-east/morocco-recalls-ambassador-after-swedens-court-allows-protester-to-burn-quran/2023/06/29/

Morocco’s qualifying game for the African Cup of Nations was postponed on Saturday in the wake of the earthquake that struck the country, killing more than 1,000 people.

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/story/2023-09-09/soccer-star-achraf-hakimi-urges-moroccans-to-help-each-other-after-earthquake

The agreements were signed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Morocco’s Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM), and Cote d’Ivoire’s Société Nationale des Opérations Pétrolières (PETROCI).

Source: https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2023/06/16/nnpc-signs-mou-on-25bn-nigeria-morocco-gas-pipeline/

The decision followed an extraordinary joint plenary session of Morocco’s two houses of Parliament in Rabat on Monday that was convened to address the European Parliament’s resolution from last week.

Source: https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/europe/2933565/moroccan-lawmakers-denounce-european-parliament-criticism.html

“The earthquake, Morocco’s deadliest since 1960, destroyed many hamlets with traditional mud brick, stone, and rough wood houses, specific to the Amazigh-speaking Atlas mountains.”

Source: https://moderntokyotimes.com/morocco-announces-support-to-people-hit-by-the-brutal-earthquake/