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Drought haunts Morocco’s crop year

Late rainfall is auguring ill for this year’s crop year in Morocco amid a depletion of water dam filling rate to worrying levels. Last year Morocco had an exceptional cereals harvest of 13.5 million tons and exports of agri-food products rose 9.2% to 69 billion dirhams. This year however farmers are ringing the alarm bell […]

Souad Mekhennet: a talented new columnist for Newsweek

Souad Mekhennet. The name sounds alien for English-speaking readers but not like the many foreign names that pop up if you Google USA-based journalists. It does not sound Irish, Russian, Polish, Korean nor Japanese. The surname is very familiar in the Arab world and the name is easily pronounced in the Middle East. The name […]

AfDB approves $20 million for solar off-grid projects in DRC

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $20 million grant to finance a solar off-grid electrification program in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to Amadou Hott, AfDB Vice President in charge of Electricity, Energy, Climate Change and Green Growth, this innovative project will hopefully demonstrate the viability and interest of the private […]