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Morocco to build second waterway to supply Tangier

Morocco plans to build a second 60 km-long waterway to meet the needs of Tangier whose dams have been hit by consecutive droughts. The new infrastructure will be able to supply up to 600 million cubic meters of water to Tangier from the dam of Oued Makhazine, le360.ma cited water department officials as saying. The […]

Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria among largest global wheat importers

Egypt will be the largest global wheat importer in 2024/25 (July-June) as the country recovers from a foreign exchange reserve crisis and seeks to rebuild inventories, the US department of agriculture USDA said. “In addition to wheat milled for domestic use, Egypt is also expected to continue exporting some wheat flour to nearby countries such […]

Algerian government fails to ensure flour supply

Algerians have to wake up early to be able to buy subsidized bread amid a shortage of flour in the oil-rich country, Algerian media wrote. This scarcity of flour sent prices of bread skyrocketing from 10 dinars to 20 dinars auguring ill for the purchasing power of most vulnerable groups in a country that failed […]