![Spanish Representatives Oppose Morocco’s Joint Bid with Spain and Portugal Spain’ Prime Minister proposed a trio bid with Morocco and Portugal to host the 2030 World Cup; but the idea does not appear to be popular with Spanish politicians. The representatives of two Spanish political parties, the People’s Party and the Citizens-Party, have said they do not want Spain to submit a joint candidacy with Portugal and Morocco for the 2030 World Cup. In a meeting organized by the National Federation of Sports Facilities Entrepreneurs (FNEID) in Madrid, the People’s party representative, Vicente Azpitarte dismissively spoke about Spain joining a trio with Morocco and Portugal to organize the World Cup. Azpitarte specifically wondered whether Spain would get any advantages from teaming up with the two countries, t Spanish news outlet Iusport reported on Wednesday. The Citizens-Party representative, Roberto Nunez, agreed with Azpitarte. “We do not intend to organize a World Cup with other countries. Spain has more than enough capacity [to organize the World Cup], it is a country that has already organized a World Cup, and we do not understand that proposal,” Nunez said. The adviser of United Podemos, Oscar Penas, stated that he does not clearly see why “the priority is to organize a World Cup or an Olympiad at this time.” Morocco and Spain cooperate on a number of issues, ranging from security and migration to trade and education. On November 18, the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, arrived in Morocco for a first visit since his election to premiership. During his visit, Sanchez proposed to both Head of Government Saad Eddine El Othmani and King Mohammed VI a joint bid for the 2030 World Cup. “We are launching a joint message, which is that this will be a bid between two continents. The King of Morocco is receptive and we’re going to work on it with Portugal. We are very excited about it,” Sanchez said.](https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ABL-Launches-in-Casablanca-Becoming-Africa’s-First-Aircraft-Leaser-180x135.jpeg "ABL Launches in Casablanca, Becoming Africa’s First Aircraft Leaser")
Rabat - Ethiopia’s Parliament approved the appointment of Sahle-Work Zewde on Thursday, making her the nation’s first female president in modern history.
Rabat – Ethiopia’s Parliament approved the appointment of Sahle-Work Zewde on Thursday, making her the nation’s first female president in modern history.
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who was elected in April, appointed Sahle-Work, who will now become Africa’s only current female head of state.
Although the position of president in Ethiopia is largely a ceremonial one, it is deeply symbolic and represents just part of a larger package of reforms pushed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, which also include the release of political prisoners and peace-making efforts with Eritrea.
Sahle-Work’s previous positions include ambassador for Ethiopia to Senegal and Djibouti and representative of the African Union to the UN.
Speaking to the Ethiopian Parliament just after taking the oath of office, Sahle-Work stressed the importance of building a “society that rejects the oppression of woman.”
Last week Abiy Ahmed announced that half the positions in his newly formed cabinet would be led by women, among them Muferiat Kamil, who takes control of the influential Ministry of Peace.
