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Morocco, US Launch Education Partnership for Teacher Training

Morocco’s Ministry of Education and the US Agency of International Development (USAID) launched on Wednesday the Higher Education Partnership Program to strengthen Morocco’s teacher training system. The Ministry of Education announced in a statement that the program has a budget of $5 million over a period of five years and that it aims to enhance […]

Niger: army repeals Boko Haram attack, kills dozens of jihadist fighters

Fierce fighting in southeastern Niger has left 10 soldiers wounded and several dozen jihadist fighters from the notorious Boko Haram group dead in the nation’s unstable region, Government officials have said. The clash was provoked by a group of Boko Haram jihadists who attacked a special intervention battalion positioned at the airport in N’Guigmi, a […]

Morocco’s prolonged drought compromises 2025 crop, diminishes livestock

Morocco’s farming sector is facing dim prospects if there is no rainfall this winter, agriculture minister Ahmed El Bouari said. The current farming season has received insufficient rainfall, 53% less compared to the average of the last 30 years, El Bouari said. Only the Loukous region in northwestern Morocco, or 25% of all Moroccan pasture […]