US Defense Secretary Mark Esper

Protests for jobs in Algeria’s marginalized south turn violent ahead of Hirak anniversary

Algeria’s oil and gas rich south is a tinderbox waiting to explode! The youth in Ouargla and many other cities took to the street, torched tires and blocked roads in violent protests after their calls for jobs and better living conditions fell on deaf regime ears. Unrest is not new to Ouargla where the population […]

Morocco’s electricity production increases 6.5% through April 2025

Morocco’s national electricity production increased by 6.5% during the first four months of 2025, accelerating from 3% growth recorded in the same period last year, according to the Financial Studies and Forecasts Directorate (DEPF). The improvement was primarily driven by strong performance in private electricity production, which increased 8.1%, and the National Electricity and Potable […]

Morocco switches on desalination plant to supply Agadir residents, farmers

Morocco has switched on its largest desalination plant in Chtouka Aitbaha, worth $470 million, to serve the water stressed area of Agadir and the farms in its south, the agriculture ministry said. The plant will have a daily capacity of 400,000 cubic meters of desalinated water and will help save underground water resources. Nearly 15,000 […]