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Morocco, Spain’s largest electricity supplier

Morocco topped the list of electricity suppliers to Spain in 2018 with 2088GW per hour, Spanish institute Red Eléctrica de España said. The institute said that 76% of electricity trade flows on the border were taken by Morocco while the remaining 24% by Spain. Morocco and Spain will further boost their electric connectivity with a […]

Malawi declares drought disaster

Malawi declared drought disaster amid a severe rainfall shortage that compromised the landlocked country’s agriculture-dependent economy. Malawi is the second country in the region after Zambia to declare drought emergency as climate change bites, triggering dry spells such as El Nino, blamed for ravaging crops. This year, rainfall has been erratic and insufficient as drought […]

Forgotten Aspects in the War Against AQIM

The killing of three French journalists in northern Malian region of Kidal in early November 2013 is indicative of the ability of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) to conduct terrorist attacks in the region despite French military presence. Similarly, the announcement of the creation of a new terrorist group called Al Mourabitoun out of […]