Despite the joint might of the US, Canada and Mexico to host the 2026 World Cup, there are numerous factors that undermine the undertaking of the North American bid. In addition to the Trump factor, distance between cities and inconvenient time zone, the lack of gun safety in the US surfaced as an issue of […]
In Addis Ababa, a major meeting on the future of Africa’s biggest hydroelectric dam— (GERD)—has ended without agreement. This is the fourth meeting in the latest efforts by water ministers from Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to find a resolution to the tensions over the project. The dam is under-construction on Ethiopia’s Blue Nile, a main […]
The Moroccan government expects to cut its budget deficit to 3% of GDP in 2026, from 3.5% this year, as it continues to pursue fiscal consolidation and structural reforms, finance minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui said. The government expects to narrow the deficit thanks to tax reforms, while maintaining support for strategic investments and social programs, […]
