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Morocco: Waste Imports From Italy Stir Controversy

The government’s controversial decision to approve waste imports from Italy for energy production by a cement plant is stirring a heated debate in Morocco, a debate that is becoming bitterer. The move has angered ecologists and civil society militants fearing the country will become dumping site of Europe, increasing pressure on the moderate Islamist-led government. […]

Morocco Launches UNDP’s Green Growth and Jobs Accelerator Project

Morocco has launched this week the Green Growth & Jobs Accelerator Project (GGJAP), a program initiated by the United Nations Program for Development (UNDP). This program, a partnership between the UNDP Regional Office for the Arab States, the Danish-Arab Partnership Program (DAPP) and the UNDP Nordic Representative Office, covers four countries, namely Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, […]

Nigeria: deepening currency crisis, soaring inflation are threats to country’s economy

Currency crisis in Nigeria deepens as its currency, the Naira, has dropped to ₦1,040 per dollar, which comes as a national industrial association has warned that soaring inflation is a threat to the country’s economy. In the parallel market, Nigeria’s currency has dropped to N1,040 per US dollar as supply surpassed demand, which was due […]