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Morocco bolsters solar panel manufacturing to 1 GW, speeding up energy transition

Italy’s Ecoprogetti Company, a leader in solar panels manufacturing, has increased the production capacity of its plant in Morocco from 500 MW to 1 GW, strengthening the country’s transition to a green economy. The plant, located in the city of Al Hoceima, is operated by Almaden Morocco. It is the largest solar module manufacturing site […]

Germany Seeks to Reduce Asylum visas for Moroccans, Tunisians & Algerians

The German Parliament Friday categorized Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria as “safe countries” in a move to scale down visas for their citizens. The Bundestag, at Angela Merkel’s proposal, has classified the three Maghreb countries as “safe countries” – meaning citizens of these three countries stand less chances to be granted asylum in Germany compared to […]

EU Trust Fund Bêkou for Central African Republic extended until 2020

The European Commission announced this Wednesday the extension of the Bêkou Trust Fund for the Central African Republic (CAR) until the end of 2020.   The Bêkou Trust Fund (meaning “hope” in Sango) was created in July 2014 to address the political and security crisis of 2013 in CAR and remains a critical instrument to […]