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Morocco Sets Pepper Export Record as Citrus Sales Surge in Europe

Morocco’s pepper exports hit nearly 190,000 metric tons during the 2024-2025 season, generating more than $240 million and marking the fifth consecutive record, the foreign exchange regulator said. The volume represents a 3.7% increase over last year and caps an average annual growth rate of 13% over the past five years, the regulator said in […]

Tunisia: Military Jet Crashes into Mediterranean during Drill

A Tunisian military aircraft crashed Wednesday into the Mediterranean during a military exercise involving 10 other countries bordering on the sea. The Defense Ministry of the North African country said the pilot was unharmed as he was able to eject safely before the aircraft, an F-5, plunged into the sea. The pilot was rescued by […]

Three Dead, Including a Child, After Building Collapse in Soweto, South Africa

Three people, including a one-year-old child, were killed when a building collapsed in Soweto, a township in Johannesburg, in the early hours of Sunday, December 28. The Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (JEMS) reported receiving an emergency call shortly after 3:00 a.m. local time (0100 GMT). Six people were inside the structure at the time; three […]