In 1992 Derkaoui Abdellah began his career by publishing his cartoons in the daily Maghreb al yaoum. In 1993 he won the Naji Al Ali prize in London. He has twice taken part in the Saint-Just-le-Martel international press cartoon and humour show.
In 2005 he was awarded first prize at i-expo 2005 in Paris, in 2006 the prize for excellence from the National Press Club of Canada, in 2012 the prize for best cartoonist at the forum of young Arab media professionals in Amman (Jordan), and in 2020 the Moroccan Book Prize for Children and Youth (Ministry of Culture). He is vice-president of the Moroccan Cartoon Association. He publishes his cartoons on Cartoon Movement and in the daily newspaper Assahra al-mghribia.
