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Hanane Razek

Hanane Razek

Award-winning Egyptian-British international correspondent and presenter at BBC Arabic / BBC World Service.

Aug 29, 2026

15:03
Mm.
15:03
Uh, we were covering the African Cup of Nations, uh, for football, which Morocco hosted.
15:10
And I remember one day we went for a walk, uh, me and the team, and we saw a number of buildings, one after another, overlooking the coastal line, and they were either demolished or partly demolished.
15:22
But there was no sign of why this was happening.
15:25
You would see, like, a whole floor intact, but then the floor above or underneath would have no windows and is partly demolished.
15:34
Um, and it was such a striking scene.
15:36
And in some parts, actually, we saw banners surrounding buildings or some parts of the area saying development and reorganization of the city.
18:57
What, what is the explanation for it? So what, what are the authorities saying they're using the land for?

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