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UNESCO: Morocco Rewarded for Promoting Gender Approach in Fishery Sciences

Morocco has been awarded a UNESCO prize in recognition of its efforts in promoting the gender approach in fisheries sciences. The award was handed by UNESCO Director Irina Bokova to Moroccan Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests, Aziz Akhannouch, at A ceremony organized by the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, on […]

Côte d’Ivoire gets €150 million AfDB loans to extend electricity grid

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has allocated Côte d’Ivoire two loans totaling €150 million to strengthen its electricity network. The first loan worth €100 million is for the construction of Atinkou’s combined cycle thermal power plant. The electricity generating unit with a capacity of 390 MW will be located in the locality of Taboth and […]

Easyjet to carry 1.6 million people to Morocco by 2028

Easyjet is planning to increase its seat capacity from several European airports to Morocco to 1.6 million passengers by 2028, up from 800,00 currently, the carrier said. The announcement was made following a deal with Morocco’s tourism promotion office ONMT. Easyjet already connects different airports in the UK, France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal […]