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Despite drought, Morocco first watermelon supplier to Spain and France

Morocco has supplied Spain with two-thirds of its watermelon needs and sold France 45% of its imports of the water intensive fruit in 2023, despite persisting drought. Morocco faces growing competition from Senegal and Mauritania in the European watermelon market. Watermelon farms have been accused of depleting underground water in Moroccan southern desert areas. The […]

Moroccan energy minister confirms plan to reserve flow of Maghreb-Europe pipeline

Moroccan energy minister Leila Benali has confirmed news reported last year that the country will reverse the flow of a pipeline that used to channel Algerian gas to Spain via Morocco. Benali told Bloomberg that Morocco has invited LNG operators in Spain to bid for contracts that could last five years with the aim of […]

Rwanda defeats Algeria in vote to host African Medicines Agency

Algeria has been reduced to its real diplomatic size on the African continent as members of the African Union voted for Rwanda as the host of the African Medicines Agency. A new setback that adds to a series of blows for the diplomacy of the ailing military regime. Algeria has sent a delegation led by […]