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UNCTAD: Illicit financial flows costs Morocco, Africa billions of dollars

A United Nations report, issued this week, said that illicit financial flows out of Morocco amounted to about 16.6 billion dollars during the years 2013-2014.   This came in a report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), which revealed that the African continent loses about 88.6 billion dollars annually due to […]

Morocco: EBRD lends €12 Mln to Guelmim-Oued Noun Saharan Region for water project

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a €12 million loan for Guelmim-Oued Noun Saharan region to enable it improve drinking water supply for households in rural areas. The funding will also help the Guelmim province upgrade four existing Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTPs). the recycling water is used in community gardening, […]

Mauritania records first rift valley fever death Since 2022

Mauritanian health authorities have confirmed the country’s first death from Rift Valley Fever (RVF) since the 2022 outbreak. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Health on Sunday, September 28, the deceased was a citizen who had recently returned from a neighboring country and showed symptoms of hemorrhagic fever. Laboratory tests confirmed RVF […]