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The 2025 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2025) will be held in the Kingdom of Morocco from December 21 to January 18. Morocco will host 24 national soccer teams, with matches being st...

A surge of youth-led demonstrations has significantly disrupted Morocco’s security landscape over the past few weeks. While protests in Morocco are often peaceful, the current movement—driven by a decentralized network c...

This report is the first in a series, providing a top-level overview of the state of terrorism in North African countries based on changes or incidents in the past year.

This report assesses the current operating environment in Morocco related to recent surges in migration attempts and their impact on private-sector operations.

On September 8, Morocco was hit with its highest magnitude earthquake in over a century, killing and injuring thousands. This report reviews the damage, state of logistics, and implications for private-sector operations.

Terrorism is often the most pressing concern for security managers with travel to or operations in Morocco. This report provides a review of recent terrorist threats and counterterrorism activity in the country, which is...

In an increasingly digital world, it is now more important than ever for businesses and employees to prepare themselves against cyberattacks and spyware. This reports highlights recent cyberattacks against individuals in...

This report reviews a selection of the continued challenges private-sector security managers will face as we progress through the new year. Most facets of regional stability and a more agreeable MENA security environment...

Morocco has become the sixth Arab League nation to normalize diplomatic relations with Israel, following Egypt, Jordan, the UAE, Bahrain, and Sudan. This report reviews the security implications of the normalization deal...

This report examines two major security issues currently faced by Morocco, and explores potential effects on the U.S. private sector operating there.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 22nd Conference of Parties (COP) will be held in Marrakech, Morocco, from November 7-18. COP is the decision-making body of the UNFCCC and helps structur...

As the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) seeks to demonstrate its reach and capacity by inspiring and directing high-profile attacks on soft targets far from its self-proclaimed caliphate in Iraq and Syria, OSA...

In September, Morocco launched efforts to strengthen anti-terror laws, proposing new penalties for those joining extremist groups. During the previous month, the U.S. and Morocco increased counterterrorism cooperation, a...

Africa's Cup of Nations soccer tournament has been impacted by the outbreak of Ebola by needing to change venues, adjust security protocols, and worry about fan violence. Although the matches began in mid-April, they wil...

In light of the ongoing situation at the joint venture facility In Amenas, Algeria, OSAC would like to highlight the following Emergency Messages and Travel Warnings that may provide substantive security information and...

Though a core of mostly liberal activists and protestors created the spark that ignited revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia, longer established and better organized Islamist groups have capitalized on the momentous politica...

On April 28, 2011, at approximately 11:50 a.m. local time, an explosive device detonated at the Argana Café in Jamaa el-Fnaa Square, killing 16 people and wounding another 21. Eyewitness accounts and crime scene analysis...

Please find the latest edition of the OSAC Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This edition contains articles highlighting the impact of the death of Usama Bin Laden on Southeast Asia, the Morocco cafe bombing, political r...

Since January 2011, the Middle East and North Africa has experienced unprecedented political upheaval, largely due to local outbreaks of civil unrest which have been prompted by both socio-economic and political concerns...

Protests occurred in over a dozen Moroccan cities and towns on Sunday, February 20 but failed to generate the support organizers had originally expected. According to news reports and local security officials, the larges...