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Morocco to set up solar PV plants in five key ports

Morocco’s port authority is going green. It seeks to set up five photovoltaic solar plants in the ports of Casablanca, Agadir, Jorf lasfar, Laayoune, and Boujdour. The solar plants would power the ports to reduce the carbon footprint, as part of a larger national plan that would increase the share of renewables in the electricity […]

Libya reacts to Niger’s accusations

Libya has finally reacted to the accusations made by Niger following the attack on an army base and a uranium mine in Niger by Islamist insurgents. The attack, which took place last week Thursday, left 24 soldiers and a civilian dead and damaged machinery at an Areva mine. Prime Minister Ali Zeidan who is on […]

Moroccan Project Wins UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize

The GENIE program, developed by Morocco’s education ministry, won the UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for Innovation in Education. Launched in 2005, GENIE is a large-scale, long-term national policy and initiative developed and implemented by the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research of Morocco, the prize organizers […]