Moroccan police have seized on Monday at the Tangiers-Med port 241,319 ecstasy pills, the biggest ever bust of this illicit substance in the North-African country. Manufactured in Europe, the drugs were bound to Morocco. Two involved persons, who were aboard a four-wheel drive car, were arrested, said Moroccan authorities. The haul confiscated is part of […]
The recent rainfall that blessed most Moroccan fertile lands gave farmers hope after a prolonged drought compromised this year’s harvest. The rainfall coupled with snow in the mountains improved the dam filling rate to 30% on March 10, from 26% last year. While the rain could have a limited impact on grains, spring crops will […]
Works are ongoing to build the Dakhla port, in the Moroccan Sahara, with 27% achieved so far. The port is designed to serve as a commercial hub for southern Morocco and West Africa and has been at the heart of the King’s Atlantic Initiative, which aims at helping landlocked Sahel states access global trade and […]
