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Truck drivers express relief after Royal Armed Forces restore traffic in Guerguarat

Business as usual was restored in the Guerguarat border crossing after it was closed for three weeks by Polisario bandits. The Moroccan TV, Al Oula, showed footage of smooth crossing of heavy trucks in both directions between Morocco and Mauritania. “We thank His Majesty and the Moroccan Armed Forces for restoring peace and reopening this […]

DRC and Rwanda set to sign landmark U.S.-brokered peace deal

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda will sign a U.S.-brokered peace agreement on 27 June, aiming to end years of deadly conflict in eastern Congo. The accord follows three days of negotiations in Washington, facilitated by the U.S. and Qatar, and is expected to be signed in the presence of U.S. Secretary of […]

Morocco’s rural world: Electrification rate, drinking water supply near 100%

The 7.1 billion dirham ($800 million) investments injected by the National Office for Electricity and Potable Water (ONEE) in 2020 made it possible to improve the electrification rate of the rural world to 99.78 % and the rate of drinking water supply to 97.8%.   The investments enabled to ensure a normal and regular supply […]