Morocco has not accepted official help from the French govt for the moment. Members of the Moroccan community living in France have rushed to coordinate aid donations. FRANCE 24’s Clovis Casali reports from a hub for donations in the Paris suburb of Antony.

In the tourist hub of Marrakesh, many homes have been badly damaged by the earthquake forcing residents to spend a third night sleeping outside. FRANCE 24’s Alison Sargent and Léo Paichard explain.

Morocco’s most powerful earthquake since at least 1900 has killed at least 2,497 people, the state news agency said in its latest update of the human toll on Monday, with thousands more injured and many still missing. In a region not used to such powerful quakes, even concrete homes or …

À Libreville, la capitale du Gabon, de nombreux habitants rencontrent des difficultés pour se fournir en eau. Les fontaines publiques ne fonctionnant que quelques heures par semaine, certains vont s’approvisionner dans des puits où l’eau n’est pas traitée. 

Au milieu du XXème siècle, alors que se joue la fin de l’empire colonial français, des intellectuelles, penseuses et militantes noires s’engagent au cœur des mouvements de décolonisation. Parmi ces noms trop méconnus figurent ceux de sept femmes : Eugénie Éboué-Tell, Jane Vialle, Andrée Blouin, Aoua Kéita, Suzanne Césaire, Paulette Nardal et …

La puissante tempête méditerranéenne Daniel, qui a frappé l’est de la Libye dimanche et lundi, a entrainé des inondations faisant au moins 150 morts et d’importants dégâts matériels.

Spain has sent 86 rescuers and eight search dogs to Morocco to « help in the search and rescue of survivors of the devastating earthquake suffered in our neighbouring country », said a defence ministry statement. The Spanish were the first to send in emergency personnel. FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Madrid Sarah …

In the wake of the devastating earthquake that killed roughly 2,500 people in Morocco late on Friday, French cities and civic associations have mobilised to bring emergency aid to those hit hardest by the quake. 

France’s foreign minister on Monday said it was up to Morocco whether to seek French aid in dealing with its deadliest earthquake in more than six decades and said France was ready to help if asked. Paris and Rabat have had a difficult relationship in recent years notably over the …

Citizens reported to hospitals in Marrakesh and elsewhere to donate blood for the injured of the earthquake. Among the donors were members of Morocco’s national football team. FRANCE 24’s Luke Shrago reports from a Marrakesh blood donation center.