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Spain’s left-wing gov’t to legalize 300,000 undocumented migrants, bucking EU trend

In a sharp departure from the general migration policy across the European Union, Spain has announced its plan to legalize about 300,000 undocumented migrants per year, starting next May and through 2027, the country’s migration minister said Wednesday (20 November). With about 600,000 undocumented migrants, one of the highest rates in the bloc, Spain aims […]

Mauritania Blames Regional Transmission Line Failure for Widespread Power Outage

Mauritania’s national electricity company, SOMELEC, has attributed the general power outage that affected several parts of the country on Tuesday, 10th March, evening to an unexpected failure on a high-voltage transmission line. According to the company, the blackout disrupted electricity supply in Nouakchott, Nouadhibou, and several communities along the transmission corridor late Tuesday night into […]

Morocco unearths remains of region’s oldest Neolithic farming site

A group of Moroccan, British, and Italian archaeologists unearthed north-western Africa’s oldest farming complex dating back to 3400-2900 BC in Oued Beht in Morocco, underscoring the country’s key role in the neolithic era in the Mediterranean. The previously unknow Neolithic agricultural complex was unearthed in Oued Beht about 100km east of Rabat and shares similarities […]