UK backs out of Morocco-UK renewable power project
The UK government is officially stepping back from talks on the Xlinks Morocco-UK renewable power project, as reported by Yabiladi...
Environment
Climate change disproportionately impacts women in the MENA region
Climate change is disproportionately impacting women in the MENA region, a new study published by Oxfam on June 10th has...
South Sudan: severe flooding displaces residents for fourth consecutive year
Since 2020, over half a million people living in the state of Jonglei, South Sudan, have been impacted by severe...
Saudi Arabia trails UAE in race to invest in Morocco
Saudi Arabia is stepping up its presence in the Maghreb through a Memorandum of Understanding with Morocco, the self-proclaimed “gateway...
Morocco boosts desalination and water transfers amid drought
According to The Arab Weekly and agencies on 14th June, Morocco is ramping up its investment in desalination plants, water...
Morocco’s king advocates pan-African approach to blue economy
On June 9, Princess Lalla Hasnaa of Morocco administered a speech on behalf of King Mohammed VI to the participants...
Moroccan king calls for bold rethink of Africa’s maritime strategy
According to The Arab Weekly and agencies on 11th June, Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has called for a sweeping overhaul...
Deadly flooding in Nigerian market town kills 200
Severe flooding in the Nigerian market town of Mokwa has claimed the lives of at least 200 people, with 500...
“No time to evacuate”: hundreds dead as floods devastate Nigeria
More than 150 people have been killed and thousands more displaced in floods that have devastated north-central Nigeria. As rescuers...
Emergency supply platform launched by King Mohammed VI
Construction works for an emergency supply platform, which will span over 20 hectares in Rabat, have been launched by King...
Landslide in Algeria’s Oran kills four, injures thirteenÂ
Four people have died with 13 others injured in a landslide in Oran, Algeria’s western coastal city, authorities confirmed on...
Morocco’s agriculture and water resources take centre stage at SIAM
Morocco is ploughing ahead with a number of radical programs aimed at countering a seven year drought. Following the inauguration...
Morocco to invest over 2 billion Dirhams in solar expansion
Morocco is advancing its renewable energy ambitions with over 2 billion dirhams invested in solar infrastructure expansion across ten regions...
Rainfall improves water situation in Morocco, dam levels up
Recent rainfall across Morocco has significantly improved the country’s water situation, with the national average dam fill rate reaching 49.44%,...
Rainfall boosts Morocco’s dam fill rate to 49.44%
Recent rainfall has boosted Morocco’s national dam fill rate to 49.44%, with water storage now at 6.11 billion cubic metres,...
