Mauritania
Mauritania dismantled nearly 150 migrant smuggling networks in 2024
Mauritania shut down nearly 150 migrant smuggling networks in 2024, with dozens more disrupted in just the first few months
Veolia and Morocco inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) marking an exclusive partnership to develop Africa’s largest seawater desalination plant and the world’s second largest. The plant, to be located near Rabat, will be constructed, financed and operated by Veolia for 35 years and would be intended to cover the water consumption needs of 9.3 million people across Rabat-Salé-Kénitra and Fès-Meknès, the group said in a statement.
Read next
Mauritania
Mauritania dismantled nearly 150 migrant smuggling networks in 2024
Mauritania shut down nearly 150 migrant smuggling networks in 2024, with dozens more disrupted in just the first few months
Morocco
Spain commits €340 million to major desalination project in Morocco
Spain has pledged €340 million to support the construction of what is expected to become Africa’s largest desalination plant,
Libya
Judge temporarily halts U.S. deportations of migrants to Libya
A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the U.S. government from deporting migrants to Libya or
Morocco
Morocco’s FAR intercepts 156 migrants trying to reach Canary Islands
According to local media Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces (FAR) intercepted 156 migrants attempting the journey to the Canary Islands