Morocco: Earthquake death toll rises to 2,862, number of wounded to 2,562 – Interior Ministry Update

An updated count of the casualties of the earthquake that shook some central Moroccan provinces and prefectures on September 8 has put the number of dead at 2,681 and the number of injured at 2,501 up to 07.00 p.m. this Monday, the Ministry of the Interior said in a statement. By province, the tremor resulted […]

Sudan, Ethiopia set to reach a deal over Nile Dam

Sudan and Ethiopia said they are determined to reach a deal over the giant hydropower Renaissance dam, which started to be filled by Addis Ababa. The dam has been at the heart of a rife disagreement between Addis Ababa, Khartum and Cairo as downstream countries fear the dam will cut water levels at a time […]

Moroccan city and inter-city rails transporters go green

Rabat tramway has become the latest to join a green momentum announcing that it will operate its city trains on solar energy. The company in charge of Rabat’s tramways RRM said its trains will operate on electricity supplied by urban photovoltaic panels to further cut its electricity cost from 25 billion dirhams. It has already […]