The African Development Bank (AfDB), through its African Development Fund (ADF), has approved a $303 million loan for the building of a 1,500 km-long power line interconnecting Mauritania and Mali, as part of the Desert to Power Initiative. The project requires $888 million and involves the construction of a 225 kV high-voltage line between Mali […]
A U.S. State Department delegation traveled this week to the Moroccan Saharan city of Dakhla wherein they launched an e-commerce platform, dubbed “Dakhla-Market” which enables local artisans to showcase their artwork and services online. The delegation included Ariel Vaagen and Colin O’Connor, members of the U.S. Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). Dakhla-Market is an outgrowth […]
Morocco’s informal sector has grown to approximately 2.03 million informal production units (IPUs) in 2023, an increase of 353,000 units since 2014, according to the National Survey on Informal Production Units published Wednesday by the High Commission for Planning (HCP). The expansion has been predominantly urban, with 77.3% of IPUs located in cities. The Casablanca-Settat […]
