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Heavy rainfall boosts Morocco’s dam filling rate to 54%

Morocco’s national dam filling rate rose to 54% on Jan. 27 as sustained rainfall pushed total water reserves to 9.049 billion cubic meters, nearly doubling year-on-year, according to official data published Tuesday. The current stock compares with 4.667 billion m³ a year earlier, when the filling rate stood at 27.7%, marking a 93.8% increase in […]

Morocco’s African Pivot, an Alternative to the Arab League’s Impotence

The landmark speech given by King Mohammed VI at the 28th African Union Summit set the tone of a pivot in Morocco’s foreign policy in favor of Africa and echoed a frustration with the paralysis plaguing the Maghreb Union. The momentum characterizing Morocco’s African action stands in a stark contrast to its stands regarding the […]

West Africa may face soaring food prices, escalating hunger crisis after ECOWAS breakup

The recent departure of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) could significantly worsen food security and escalate prices in the region, according to a new analysis published by The Conversation. These three junta-led countries, which together account for 16% of ECOWAS’s population, left the bloc in January […]