This section follows Morocco's political life closely: government and parliamentary decisions, diplomatic relations and election cycles, with analysis that puts each decision in context for readers.
Gonzalo Sanz, chief of staff of Spain's government delegate in Ceuta, resigned amid a dispute over a CNI intelligence warning about July's mass migrant crossing, which the delegate denies ever receiving.
WaFinkom • Friday, 11 September 2026
Morocco's Interior Ministry has released final candidacy numbers for the 2026 legislative elections: 7,288 candidates and 1,850 lists competing for 395 seats, with women's representation up sharply.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 10 September 2026
Algeria's Foreign Ministry announced the severance of diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates, giving the Emirati ambassador 48 hours to leave the country, in an unprecedented escalation between the two states.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 10 September 2026
The European Commission has granted Spain €114.7 million in emergency funding to strengthen border management in Ceuta, after more than 70,000 migrants entered the city in two days in July.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 9 September 2026
The Special Commission for Accrediting Election Observers at Morocco's National Council for Human Rights has accredited 3,006 observers to monitor the September 23, 2026 legislative elections, drawn from 26 Moroccan associations and 30 international and regional bodies.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 9 September 2026
A group of 40 countries, in a statement read by Ambassador Omar Zniber before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, reaffirmed their support for Morocco's autonomy plan as the most realistic solution to the Sahara dispute.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Security officer Hamza Zaâm, of Al Hoceima's anti-gang brigade, was killed during an operation to arrest an armed suspect in Imzouren. He was granted an exceptional posthumous promotion.
WaFinkom • Monday, 7 September 2026
Morocco's Interior Ministry says online registration for candidacies in the September 23 legislative elections closes Tuesday, September 8 at noon, ahead of the September 9 physical filing deadline.
WaFinkom • Monday, 7 September 2026
Morocco's government will switch back to GMT (Greenwich) time from September 20, 2026, ending eight years of a permanent one-hour time addition (GMT+1).
WaFinkom • Saturday, 5 September 2026
Denmark called Morocco's Sahara autonomy plan a 'good base' for a solution, as Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita visited Copenhagen.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 5 September 2026
The Public Prosecutor's Office at the Kenitra Court of Appeal has opened a judicial inquiry after a legislative election candidate suggested drug money could fund his campaign, less than three weeks before the September 23, 2026 vote.
WaFinkom • Friday, 4 September 2026
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez told parliament King Felipe VI will visit Ceuta and Melilla in the coming weeks, his first trip to the cities since becoming king.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 3 September 2026
Morocco's Interior Ministry says 1,003 candidacy declarations for the House of Representatives election were filed online by Tuesday evening, three weeks ahead of the September 23, 2026 vote.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 2 September 2026
Vox's national executive committee demanded, on August 31, 2026, the suspension of the 1991 Spain-Morocco friendship treaty and the recall of ambassadors, amid a migration crisis in Ceuta.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 1 September 2026
Morocco's National Union of Higher Education Staff, affiliated with the CDT labor federation, has announced a boycott of university enrollment from September 1-14 and two 72-hour national strikes, protesting the ministry's frozen dialogue.
WaFinkom • Monday, 31 August 2026
Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch represents King Mohammed VI at the African Union Extraordinary Summit in Luanda, dedicated to strengthening conflict prevention and resolution mechanisms in Africa.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 30 August 2026
Morocco's data protection authority CNDP has set strict rules for parties and candidates to protect voter data and disclose AI-generated campaign content ahead of the September 23, 2026 legislative elections.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 30 August 2026
Candidacy filing for Morocco's 2026 legislative elections opens August 31 and runs until September 9, ahead of the September 23 vote.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 29 August 2026
Morocco's Education Ministry has ordered regional academies and provincial directorates to monitor student absences daily starting from the September 7, 2026 school year opening.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 29 August 2026
The Council of the Association of Bar Associations of Morocco, after a meeting that lasted nearly ten hours in Rabat, decided to continue the suspension of professional activities in protest against Law 66.23 and after the Constitutional Court was unable to decide on its constitutionality.
WaFinkom • Friday, 28 August 2026
Morocco is entering the final stage before the legislation of September 23, 2026 with a renewed legal arsenal that includes three new regulatory laws that concern electoral regulations, audiovisual media, party organization, and the conditions for candidacy for the House of Representatives.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 25 August 2026
A new UN briefing before the Security Council next October opens a new chapter in the Moroccan Sahara issue, after Resolution 2797, which placed the autonomy initiative at the heart of the settlement.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 25 August 2026
The Spanish government officially informs Rabat of its categorical rejection of the Moroccan demands on Ceuta and Melilla, in response to the statements of Justice Minister Abdellatif Wahbi, which renewed the historical claim to the two cities.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 25 August 2026
The Ministry of Interior today launches the distribution of voter summonses and opens an electronic platform for voting by proxy for Moroccans residing abroad, in preparation for the legislative elections scheduled for September 23, 2026.
WaFinkom • Monday, 24 August 2026
Morocco's orders of French arms amount to 532.1 million euros in 2025, the highest level since 2016, thanks to the deal of ten H225M Caracal helicopters, in a sign of a strong return to military cooperation between Rabat and Paris.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 22 August 2026
The Ministry of Transport imposes a unified model of car number plates in Morocco that combines Arabic and Latin letters, provided that the owners of old international-style plates complete the transformation before the end of December 2026.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 22 August 2026
Fawzi Lagga calls on Taounat to make reducing regional disparities and unifying the pace of development a priority for the next government, warning that more than 300,000 students leave school annually.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 22 August 2026
The United Nations appoints Pakistani Major General Jawad Ahmed as the new military commander of MINURSO, while the Moroccan autonomy plan continues to gain international recognition.
WaFinkom • Friday, 21 August 2026
The United Nations appoints Pakistani Major General Jawad Ahmed as the new military commander of MINURSO, while the Moroccan autonomy plan continues to gain international recognition.
WaFinkom • Friday, 21 August 2026
The Council of the Association of Bar Associations of Morocco, after a meeting that lasted nearly ten hours in Rabat, decided to continue the suspension of professional activities in protest against Law 66.23 and after the Constitutional Court was unable to decide on its constitutionality.
WaFinkom • Friday, 28 August 2026
Fawzi Lagga calls on Taounat to make reducing regional disparities and unifying the pace of development a priority for the next government, warning that more than 300,000 students leave school annually.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 22 August 2026
Vox's national executive committee demanded, on August 31, 2026, the suspension of the 1991 Spain-Morocco friendship treaty and the recall of ambassadors, amid a migration crisis in Ceuta.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 1 September 2026
Morocco is entering the final stage before the legislation of September 23, 2026 with a renewed legal arsenal that includes three new regulatory laws that concern electoral regulations, audiovisual media, party organization, and the conditions for candidacy for the House of Representatives.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch represents King Mohammed VI at the African Union Extraordinary Summit in Luanda, dedicated to strengthening conflict prevention and resolution mechanisms in Africa.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 30 August 2026
