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The exodus of oasis dwellers: In Mauritania, climate change is threatening date farmers

In the oasis of the Mauritanian Sahara, the main refuge for date palms, climate change is tightening its grip. These ecosystems, which depend on shallow groundwater reserves, are at risk because recent rainfall has not been enough to replenish them. This poses a major threat to farmers in a country where …

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‘We are seeing the end in sight. Don’t stop now,’ UNAIDS chief tells US and the West

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Winnie Byanyima, executive director of UNAIDS, warned that « rapid and abrupt » cuts in US funding for AIDS programmes were threatening the advances made in fighting the epidemic in recent years. She expressed hope that some of the programmes that had been suspended by the …

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Mobilisation de la « GenZ » au Maroc : heurts entre manifestants et policiers

Le collectif marocain GenZ 212, dont les initiateurs sont inconnus, a annoncé jeudi de nouvelles manifestations qui se veulent « pacifiques » pour réclamer de meilleurs services publics, après une nuit de violences ayant fait deux morts. Il s’agit de l’incident le plus grave depuis le début des protestations impulsées samedi par …

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En Mauritanie, les oasis menacées par le réchauffement climatique

Les oasis du Sahara mauritanien sont aujourd’hui en péril face au manque de précipitations dû au changement climatique. Une menace d’ampleur pour les cultivateurs, notamment de dattes, dans un pays qui compte moins de 0,5% de terres arables. De quoi mettre en péril les moyens de subsistance de dizaines de …

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Gen Z: How social media fuel this generation’s global revolt

🇲🇦🇲🇬🇳🇵Across Asia and Africa, from the Philippines to Morocco, Gen Z is organizing online and actively protesting against governments, social and economic inequalities, as well as power cuts, water shortages, and social media bans 📲 France24’s Stella Elgersma takes a closer look at some of the countries involved. #genz #GenZrevolution …

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Unlike Arab Spring, today’s Moroccan youth are demanding dignity, justice, and accountability

“The world sees the stadiums and the TGV, but Gen Z sees the broken schools, empty hospitals, and silent courts,” explains Aboubakr Jamai, Dean of the Donna Dillon Manning School of Global Affairs at The American College of the Mediterranean. As Morocco’s unprecedented youth-led protests continue to spread in rejection …

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