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Morocco completes first phase of major waterway

Morocco succeeded in connecting the water-rich Sebou basin with a dam in the Bouregreg basin that supplies Rabat and Casablanca. The project is planned to carry surplus water from Sebou basin all the way to the region of Marrakech in response to water scarcity and repetitive drought that emptied reservoirs. The waterway will help save […]

Rwanda sets 15 July 2024 election date for presidential, legislative polls

Rwanda will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on 15 July next year, the election commission said, with incumbent President Paul Kagame due to run for a fourth term in office to extend his roughly three decades in control of the East African country. A presidential order published in the National Gazette on 11 December has […]

Egypt: Czech tourist dies in shark attack at Red Sea resort

A Czech tourist died Friday as result shark attack in the Red Sea while spending time with family in the North African country, reports say. The identity of the man has not been disclosed but Czech Radio reported that the 41-year-old man was swimming in the Red Sea off the coast of Marsa Alam in […]