UAE delivers 700 tons of food aid to drought-stricken Somalia
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has delivered 700 tons of aid to Somalia, as severe drought blights the Horn of...
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Morocco’s red pepper capital decimated by drought
Morocco’s red pepper capital Oulad Ali Loued has been decimated by the ongoing six-year drought that has threatened to the...
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...
Morocco prepares to launch “e-dirham” digital currency
Morocco is preparing to launch the "e-dirham", the first kind of digital currency in the country with hopes of reforming...
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,...
Libya: climate change pushes population out of Nafusa Mountains
The once flourishing Libyan village of Kabaw, located in the Nafusa Mountains, known for its figs, olives and almond fields,...
Algeria: Riots erupt over months-long water shortages
Unrest over water shortages has added to a months-long protest movement in Algeria, as the ruling elite scramble to retain...
