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Morocco’s farming sector to the test of drought

Six consecutive years of drought left Morocco’s agricultural dams at a critical filling rate, prompting a halt of irrigation in key farming areas. This year’s cereals harvest is expected to drop 43% to 3.12 million tons only, due to a lack of rainfall that induced a reduction in the cultivated area. Rainfall was down 34% […]

Tunisia’s PM Fires Energy Minister over Graft

Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed dismissed his energy minister Khalid Kaddour who is facing a corruption probe, the Premier’s office said. Kaddour was dismissed less than a year after his appointment in September 2017 in a move that will trigger other sackings. Kaddour will stand before justice in November over allegations of “administrative and financial […]

Rabat, Abuja reaffirm commitment to building a strategic partnership

Morocco and Nigeria reaffirmed, Tuesday, their commitment to build a strategic partnership in various sectors, for the benefit of both nations. During a videoconference meeting, the two countries’ Foreign Ministers Nasser Bourita and Geoffrey Onyeama expressed their willingness to develop bilateral cooperation and raise exchanges to a higher level. They stressed, in this connection, the […]