illegal migration

Morocco’s OCP achieves water independence with record-breaking pipeline project

Morocco’s OCP Group has commissioned the country’s longest water pipeline, a 203-kilometer engineering marvel transporting desalinated water from the Atlantic coast to inland phosphate mining operations, achieving complete water autonomy two years ahead of schedule. The Jorf Lasfar-Khouribga pipeline, operated by OCP Green Water, represents a MAD 5 billion ($556 million) investment addressing Morocco’s persistent […]

Algeria cracks down on labor unions

The Algerian government, the civilian façade of the military regime, has ordered the prohibition of strikes by all labor unions in the latest blow to civil liberties in the country. Prime minister Aïmene Benabderrahmane has made public an anti-constitutional decree that bans striking across the public sector and the tiny private sector in the state-dominated […]

Côte d’Ivoire to hold local, regional elections on September 02

Ivorians will head to the polls on September 02 for local and regional elections, government spokesperson Amadou Coulibaly said Thursday following a Cabinet meeting. The polls were initially scheduled to take place in October 2023 but have been advanced owing to the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 the country is set to host. The […]