Drought ditches Morocco’s cereals harvest by 43% in 2024

Morocco’s harvest of three main grains, soft wheat, durum, and barley, dropped 43% to 3.12 million tons in 2024, due to a severe drought that slashes cultivated areas. The cultivated area shrunk to 2.47 million hectares, compared with 3.67 million hectares last season, the agriculture ministry said. Soft wheat harvest dropped to 1.75 million tons, […]

Iranian drones in North Africa, a cause for concern for Morocco and the whole region

Iranian drones have made their way to North Africa through Algeria, posing a threat to the stability of the region, at a time Morocco has been calling the international community’s attention to this threat and warning against the acquisition of drones by terrorist and separatist groups. At the end of 2022, Moroccan Senior Officials highlighted […]

UN Secretary-General “outraged” by attack on Malian village; calls for dialogue

The UN Secretary-General said he was “outraged” by the “barbaric” attack on Sobanou-Kou village in central Mali that killed at least 95 civilians, including women and children, and injured many others.   Antonio Guterres also “strongly” condemned the attack and called on the Malian authorities “to investigate this tragedy”, according to a statement issued by […]