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Ozone pollution: scientists look to solve hidden threat to Africa’s food security

The ozone gas can cause substantial losses by quickly aging crops before they reach full production potential and scientists are particularly worried about Africa, which will see more vehicle traffic and waste burning as the population is set to double by mid-century. More vehicle traffic and waste burning means more ozone pollution, a major challenge […]

French PM cancels visit to Algiers as tension brews

Paris has cancelled a visit by its Prime Minister Jean Castex to Algiers citing pandemic concerns but observers see this reason as only a tip of an iceberg that includes at its core, inter alia, France’s open support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and its sovereignty over the Sahara. The visit was postponed sine die because […]

Algerian airlines sacks marketing official over Morocco

The visceral hatred of the military junta towards Morocco has no limits and has in recent months taken multiple forms verging on the absurd. This time, Air Algérie sacked its marketing director who was blamed for a post on social media evoking the Moroccan history of Tlemcen, a city with close links to Morocco’s imperial […]