Soumeylou Boubeye Maïga & Abdelkrim Benatiq in Bamako

Portugal Wildfires: Morocco sends Canadair planes to help in battling blaze

With massive wildfires burning thousands of hectares in Portugal, Morocco has responded to an emergency call for help by sending two firefighting planes to this European country combatting a series of fires amid another heatwave. Morocco’s decision to send Canadair planes was announced Monday by the Interior ministry and confirmed by Lisbon which said it […]

Morocco to start building 5 new big dams in 2021

Morocco will start building in 2021 five large dams with a total storage capacity of 525 million m3 that will enable the Kingdom to improve its drinking water and irrigation capacities. The construction of these dams, to cost the state around $538 million, is part of the national drinking water supply and irrigation program 2020-2027, […]

Tunisia: State of Emergency Sparks Fears over Freedom Restrictions

One week after Tunisia beach terror attacks in Sousse which claimed the lives of 38 foreign tourists, including 30 Britons, Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi has declared a 30-day state of emergency, raising concerns of human rights activists. The state of emergency gives the army and police more authority and powers. According to a decree […]