A new chapter has been opened in Moroccan-South African relations following the ice-breaking meeting between Morocco and the outgoing South African President Jakob Zoma. The election of Cyril Ramaphosa is boding well for bilateral ties between two of Africa’s leading powers. King Mohammed VI of Morocco, who showed interest in bolstering ties with South Africa, […]
Morocco loses at least 17,000 hectares of forest lands annually due to climate change and human-induced deforestation, the social economic and environmental council (CESE) said in a new report. It recommended tree planting, awareness raising to avert over grazing, use of artificial intelligence and more efforts to counter wildfires. Forests are key to curbing heat-warming […]
The United Kingdom and Mauritius have begun talks on the sovereignty of the disputed Chagos archipelago, the Mauritian prime minister announced Sunday, January1. “The latest developments on the Chagos issue are very encouraging. Negotiations between Mauritius and Britain have begun,” Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said in a New Year address. Mauritius claims the remote archipelago […]
