King Mohammed VI and Turki Al-Sheikh

UN sets up Africa regional knowledge hub to fight COVID-19

As the world grapples with the unprecedented COVID-19 global health crisis, the United Nations is spearheading a digital hub to house information and knowledge resources to assist crucial development system partners in fighting the pandemic in Africa., the UN said in a press release. The virus has caused a global crisis affecting the core of […]

Climate Change Adaptation: Morocco’s OCP gets $18 Mln loan from Canada–AfDB for desalination projects

The Canada–African Development Bank Climate Fund (CACF) provides Moroccan OCP group a $18 million concessional loan to support the construction of three seawater desalination plants. In a press release issued Tuesday, CACF said the funding is destined to advance Morocco’s climate adaptation efforts as the projects will enable the North African Kingdom to produce and […]

Tunisia: Tensions flare up as Saied dangerously slides into autocracy

Tunisian President’s opponents took to the streets on May Day to decry what they describe as a dangerous slide into autocracy. The marchers chanted slogans calling for Saied’s departure and invoking memories of the 2011 revolution. Workers’ Day thus took a political turn against President Kaïs Saïed, who is accused of failing to curb poverty […]