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Facebook to build internet infrastructure in Africa

Facebook announced it will cooperate with a consortium of telecom businesses to build, 2Africa, the Africa internet infrastructure. 2Africa will involve Alcatel Submarine Networks, China Mobile International, Telecom Egypt and Vodafone who make up part of the partnering companies, Anadolu reports. The project, defined as a mammoth 22,990 mile-long undersea cable around Africa, according to […]

MENA Region: Economies expected to grow by 5.5% in 2022 – World Bank

The economies of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are expected to grow by 5.5% this year —the fastest rate since 2016—followed by a slowing of growth to 3.5% in 2023, the World Bank says. Yet this growth is uneven across the region, as countries, still struggling to overcome the lasting effects of […]

Recent rainfall bodes well for Morocco’s farming output

Moroccan farmers are breathing a sigh of relief after recent rainfall that dissipated the prospect of extreme drought and helped improve dam filling rates. Moroccan dams are on average 34% full on December 28 after the filling rate dropped to near 20% leading to a halt of irrigation in many key agricultural regions. Rainfall is […]