Morocco begins using ankle monitors to curb prison overcrowding
New penal alternatives like community service look to alleviate overpopulation in prisons, where up to three incarcerated people are crammed into spaces designed for one
US exploring an economic solution to Western Sahara conflict after 50 years of stalemate
Washington is preparing to authorize major investments by its companies in the former Spanish colony, where Morocco claims sovereignty despite its UN status as a non-self-governing territory
The Pablo Escobar of the Sahara reveals corruption within Morocco’s ruling class
Accusations launched from prison by a Malian drug lord have led to the arrest of senior officials linked to soccer, politics and construction
Responders dig for bodies in Moroccan mountain villages devastated by last week’s earthquake
The death and injury counts have risen as responders have reached more remote villages, where they dug up bodies and sent people to hospitals
At the epicenter of the earthquake, anger grows at lack of response: ‘People are pulling stones out with their bare hands’
Ahmed, 80, is alive today because minutes before the quake he went out to scare away the wild boar in his orchard. In his village of 500 inhabitants, 37 people were killed