COP29: Egyptian PM pleads for green energy funds
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has warned the COP29 conference his country’s renewable energy targets will be at “serious risk”...
Environment
Algeria on track to triple its rail network by 2030
Algeria is on target to triple its rail network by 2030 in a move to boost national economic growth and...
Devastating Spanish floods kill at least 95
Flash floods in eastern Spain have killed at least 95 people, sweeping away cars, turning village streets into rivers, and...
Morocco: experts upbeat about desert lakes
Hope is growing in Morocco for farmers who have been battling with drought now for six years, particularly in the...
Morocco: Cannabis sector booming with drought-resilient seed
As much of Morocco's countryside lays bare in its sixth consecutive year of drought, a new drought-resilient variant of the...
Morocco: deadly heatwave claims 21 lives
The Moroccan Heath Ministry announced that at least 21 people had been killed within a 24-hour period in the central...
Tunisia: Prickly pear industry threatened by tiny insect
A tiny insect is ravaging Tunisia’s prickly pear industry, which is a critical source of revenue for the North African...
Tunisia’s beaches are being swept away at alarming rate
On the face of it, a crisis facing Tunisia’s beaches could be seen simply as a logistical challenge, given that...
Morocco: drought devastates farmers’ livelihoods
With more than one-third of Morocco’s total cultivated area lying unused due to arid conditions, farmers see their job opportunities...
Morocco’s drought devastates politically isolated olive farmers
While Morocco’s citrus farms – which are typically owned by the wealthy elite – thrive during the relentless national drought,...
