At least two people have been killed in Morocco amid a massive wave of youth-led protests across the country. Police opened fire to prevent protesters from storming a police station in Lqliaa, near the coastal city of Agadir, according to state media. Demonstrators say they are protesting against the government’s decision to build football stadiums for the 2030 Fifa World Cup rather than improve public services and tackle the economic crisis. | BBC News Africa

Morocco has been gripped by efforts of rescuers, who are in the race against time, to reach a five-year-old boy who fell into a well in northern Morocco on Tuesday. The boy, named by local media as Rayan, believed to have fallen about 32m (104ft) through a narrow opening. Thousands of people have been watching footage of the rescue on social media, and a large group of onlookers has gathered at the scene. | BBC News Africa