Tag: drought

Morocco’s Central Bank expects meagre cereals harvest due to drought

March 21, 2024

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%

March 2, 2024

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

March 1, 2024

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

January 16, 2024

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

January 5, 2024

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

December 29, 2023

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

November 25, 2023

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

November 21, 2023

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

July 27, 2023

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

April 26, 2023

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