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Egypt expands ban on onion exports till end March 2024

Egypt’s Premier Mostafa Madbouly prolonged Monday until March 30, 2024, the ban on onion exports in place since October as part of efforts to control soaring prices of the commodity. Madbouly announced the decision during a meeting with relevant ministers as they tried to monitor the sufficient availability and affordability of various commodities in markets […]

Morocco’s dam filling rate climbs to 70.3%

Morocco’s national dam filling rate rose sharply reaching 70.3% as of 27 February, up from 61.6% at the start of the month, according to data from the water ministry. Total stored volumes increased from 10.3 billion cubic meters on 1 February to 11.7 billion cubic meters, a gain of 1.4 billion cubic meters in 27 […]

Morocco: Vahid Halilhodžić picked as Atlas Lions’ head manager

The Moroccan football association, FRMF, has picked Serbian Vahid Halilhodžić as the new head manager of the national football team with the task to qualify the Atlas Lions for FIFA 2022 World Cup to be played in Qatar.   The FRMF finally picked the former manager of Paris Saint Germain, PSG, and Algeria’s former coach […]