The hijacking of commercial ships and drone attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have disrupted global supply chains and sparked a jump in Asia-Morocco shipping costs by 60% to 100%. “The cost of shipping a 20-foot container from Shanghai to Casablanca increased from $1,450 to $2,800 (from €1,324 to €2,557) since last month’s 15th,” Rachid […]
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, arrived in Marrakesh Sunday to take part in the Intergovernmental Conference that will adopt formally the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. The UN Chief, flanked by President of the General Assembly María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for International Migration Louise Arbour […]
The South Africa-based Scientific Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) has recently received €10 million in funding from Germany. According to SASSCAL, the grant will be used to support research on the effects of climate change in southern African countries. The funds will finance research and capacity building projects […]
