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Tag: drought
Morocco’s Central Bank expects meagre cereals harvest due to drought
Drought has shattered prospects for a good harvest this year with only 2.5 million tons expected, down from 5.51 million tons last year, Morocco’s central ... Read More
Drought-stricken Tunisia hikes water prices by 16%
Amid its worst drought in decades, Tunisian authorities announced a 16% hike in water prices, a move that may further erode the already frail social ... Read More
Zambia declares serious drought ‘national disaster’ after emerging from deadly cholera outbreak
Zambia has declared the debilitating drought the southern African country is currently going through a national disaster and emergency, with its president saying the crisis ... Read More
Morocco’s King oversees emergency water supply plan amid drought
King Mohammed VI chaired a meeting on the measures to ensure water supply amid a severe drought that left many key dams empty. Speaking at ... Read More
Morocco to rely on desalination for 50% of its fresh water needs by 2030
Morocco will produce 50% of its fresh water needs from desalination by 2030, said water minister Nizar Bakara, as the country faces one of the ... Read More
Morocco cuts water use due to drought
Morocco’s interior ministry ordered a ban of using drinking water to irrigate public parks, swimming pools, and cleaning streets due to a shortage of rainfall. ... Read More
Ukraine, Gaza conflicts prioritized over African desertification — UNCCD conference
The international community must not neglect the climate emergency in Africa's deserts amid the Israel-Hamas conflict and Russia's war in Ukraine — this was the ... Read More
Africa’s dollar drought pushes more continent’s countries to economic crises
Africa is in the grip of a dollar drought and the current continent-wide scarcity of the US dollar is further pushing many already beleaguered African ... Read More
Russia-Africa summit: Putin seeks to extend influence, but many African leaders stay away
Only 16 African heads of state have arrived in St. Petersburg to attend the second Russia-Africa Summit — fewer than half of the 43 who ... Read More
Kenyan default fears intensify as anti-government protests are to resume
Investors are unloading Kenya’s dollar bonds due 2028, whose yields have climbed to 14.6% and the shilling has also trading at a record low, while ... Read More