Finance Minister Boussaid

Morocco Launches International Tenders for Seven Solar Plants

Morocco has launched international tenders for the building of seven solar energy plants in the south and east of the country. The German development bank KfW is a partner in this 200 MW Noor Atlas project. According to Moroccan state-owned utility Office National de l’Electricité, the tenders are divided into two lots: one for the […]

Algeria’s outburst over UK’s Sahara stance exposes its role as genuine party to the conflict

Algeria’s vehement reaction to the United Kingdom’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan in Western Sahara has done more than express diplomatic discontent. It laid bare Algiers’ transformation from a behind-the-scenes sponsor and host of the Polisario militias to the undisguised principal actor in the decades-old territorial dispute. In a statement laced with indignation, Algeria’s foreign […]

Climate change costs Africa 5% of its GDP- study

Climate change and global warming costs African countries 5% of their GDP, according to the UN. The continent releases less than 10% of greenhouse gas emissions globally but continues to bear a disproportionate impact of global warming. African countries spend 9% of their budgets to counter climate change. Meanwhile, they only receive 1% of annual […]