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Morocco/earthquake: Death toll jumps to 2,122 deaths, number of injured to 2,421

The death toll from the devastating earthquake, which hit Friday night Morocco and was centered in the Igil commune in the Hawz region, has jumped to 2,122 deaths and the number of injured to 2,421, including over 1,000 in critical condition, according to an updated report from the Ministry of the Interior. The number of […]

Russia’s agri exports to Africa surge in 2024, boosting Kremlin’s influence

Russia significantly boosted its agricultural exports to Africa in 2024 by 19%, reflecting the country’s growing economic influence across the continent amid the continuing war in Ukraine. During the previous fiscal year, Russia’s agricultural exports to Africa surpassed $7 billion, according to a statement released by the Agricultural Export Center (Agroexport), with Egypt, Algeria, and […]

Morocco needs to have its own refining capacity

Morocco’s only refinery has been idle since 2015 over unpaid taxes and legal hurdles, leaving the country prey to dependence on refined oil imports and fluctuations in the international markets. Calls for reactivating the idle Samir refinery in Mohammedia become more acute as fuel prices more than doubled compared to last year, due to a […]