Morocco’s largest and Africa’s third biggest dam nears full capacity after heavy rains

Morocco’s largest and Africa’s third biggest dam of Al Wahda has reached near-capacity levels following months of heavy rainfall, offering a major boost to the country’s water reserves while highlighting the impact of unusually abundant precipitation that has also triggered flooding in several regions. As of May 31, the Al Wahda dam, located in Ouezzane […]

Tunisia : Algerians and Libyans boosting Tunisia’s tourism sector

Maghreb nationals especially those from Algeria and Libya are helping Tunisia’s tourism sector to blossom. The influx of North Africans continues to rise since after the Aid el-Fitr and the trend is expected to continue during the whole summer. Tunisia has oriented considerable attention for a number of years on the Maghreb market, especially the […]

Africa holds key to global food security, OCP chief tells FT

Africa holds the key to global food security because it has 60% of the world’s unused arable land, chairman and CEO of Morocco’s OCP Group, Mostafa Terrab, told the Financial Times. The Financial Times pointed out in its Wednesday issue that in the wake of the war in Ukraine and amid fears about the continent’s […]