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Morocco: Government to raise its budget by 6.3% in 2024

The Moroccan government has increased its general budget by 6.3% to about 62 billion dollars to meet increasing spending on social safety nets, earthquake reconstruction, job creation, and economic development. Speaking to members of Parliament, Finance Minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui said the government will also increase its public investment budget by 35 billion dirhams to […]

OCP Group, Jet Energy announce a mega project of four photovoltaic plants in Morocco

The world’s leading producer of phosphate fertilizers, OCP Group, has announced the launch of the construction of four photovoltaic plants in the mining cities of Benguerir and Khouribga in Morocco. This large-scale project, with a total capacity exceeding 200 megawatts (MW), represents a crucial step in OCP’s sustainable development strategy, and translates its growing commitment […]

Unrest in Tindouf camps over Algeria’s siege

The Sahraouis held against their will in the Polisairo-run Tindouf camps have staged a series of protests against the restrictions imposed by Algeria on their movements. The Algerian army and Polisario militias have prevented the Sahraouis from free movement beyond the camps pushing dozens to organize sit-ins. Some 60 people protested in front of the […]