The World Bank Group has approved a $200m fund to implement the Regional Off-Grid Electrification Project (ROGEP) in West Africa and Sahel region. The fund includes $150 million in the form of credit and grant from the International Development Association (IDA) and $74.7 million contingent recovery grant from the Clean Technology Fund. ROGEP primarily seeks […]
Morocco emerged in 2019 as the leading African tourism destination for foreign holiday makers, according to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) whose provisional figures credit the kingdom with 13 million visitor and a gain estimated at $7.7 billion. The North African country, according to the UNWTO data revealed earlier this month, beats respectively Egypt, Tunisia […]
Moroccan penitentiary administration decided to ban inmates from attending hearing sessions for a month as the number of infections among them has surged recently. At least 1736 have been tested including 961 prisoners and 775 employees. The tests showed that 53 prisons were coronavirus free. However, cases rose in the prison of Ouarzazate to 270 […]
