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 […]

COVID-19: Facemasks wearing compulsory outside home, Interior Ministry reiterates

Morocco’s Ministry of the Interior reiterated that it is compulsory for all individuals to wear protective facemasks anywhere outside home and threatened violators of the law with prison sentences and fines. The ministry specified, in a communiqué released this Saturday July 25, that the regulation is in line with “a constant and continuous concern to […]

Morocco to host Africa’s 1st automotive testing center

French group Utac Ceram and German FEV have chosen Morocco to set up Africa’s first automotive development and testing centre to be operational in 2nd semester 2021. Utac Ceram, a service provider in all areas of land transport, and FEV, a globally leading service provider of vehicle and powertrain development for hardware and software, announced […]