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Coronavirus pushed Morocco’s tourism promotion office to focus on domestic tourists

Morocco’s tourism promotion office (ONMT) is planning to encourage domestic tourism to compensate for losses due to the global impact of the coronavirus on international tourist arrivals. Prospects for a return to normalcy in the tourism sector before 2021 are bleak, said l’Economiste daily citing the office. “Hopes are therefore pinned on domestic demand as […]

Desalination, the way forward for Morocco to mitigate drought

Desalination is the way forward for some of Morocco’s water stressed regions such as Agadir which faced the specter of thirst after its dams run out and its ground water depleted due to shortage of rainfall and unsustainable agriculture. The completion of a desalination plant in Agadir came at about time when the city was […]

Ghanaian fighters cross borders into Burkina Faso’s insurge

The brutal insurgency in Burkina Faso has drawn unexpected participants from neighboring Ghana, revealing complex webs of ethnic ties, revenge motives, and economic incentives driving cross-border violence. Three Ghanaian fighters, speaking anonymously to the BBC, described their involvement in bloody battles since 2018, citing family connections and retribution for military attacks on civilian communities as […]