AfDB urges improved African refining capacity to tap into vast mineral wealth

Africa needs developing industrial processing capacity to tap into its strategic mineral reserves, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said. In a detailed report dubbed, A Dozen Critical Minerals for Africa’s Inclusive Growth and Development, the development bank revealed stark imbalances. Despite 29% of global bauxite reserves, 64% of manganese, and 70% of cobalt production, Africa […]

Morocco to take part in International Tourism Expo of Tel Aviv

Morocco will take part in the 27th international Mediterranean tourism market (IMTM-2021) due in Tel Aviv June 15-16. The move comes following the normalization of relations between the Kingdom and Israel. According to a local Moroccan news outlet, the exhibition, the largest annual professional tourism fair of its kind in the Eastern Mediterranean, will bring […]

Morocco-Water Stress: WB official calls for complementary policies as outlined in NMD

The water stress faced by Morocco requires the adoption of complementary policies such as those recommended in the New Development Model (NMD), the World Bank Director of Operations for the Maghreb and Malta, Jesko Hentschel, said Wednesday. “Recent events have shown that technical solutions are no longer sufficient to protect the economy against climate shocks […]