Morocco prays for rain as shortage threatens agriculture

-
Moroccan youths gather to pray for rain near capital of RabatImage copyrightAFP/GETTY
Image captionThe country faced a drought in 2016 that caused a major drop in food production
The king of Morocco called for all mosques in the country to pray for rain on Friday, amid a shortage threatening the country's agriculture.
King Mohammed VI had issued a royal decree asking Moroccans to "to implore the Almighty to spread his benevolent rains on the earth".
The lack of rainfall is hindering the country's seasonal cereal production.
A woman looks to the sky while in a crowd prayingImage copyrightAFP/GETTY
Image captionMorocco's cereal production saw a 70% drop amid abnormally dry weather last year
About 40% of the country works in the agricultural industry, and a drought last year left tens of thousands without work.
The Friday prayers were headed by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, according to local media.
Praying for rain in times of scarcity is an Islamic tradition said to date back to the Prophet Muhammad.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

OANDO Scandal: The Letter To The Minister Of Finance That Got SEC Director-General Gwarzo Fired

-
Image
The sack, last week, of Mr. Mounir Gwarzo as Director-General (DG) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by Finance Minister, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, was provoked by a letter found offensive by the minister. While the official spiel was that Mr. Gwarzo was relieved of his appointment because of a wave of corruption allegations swirling around him, including paying himself over N100million in retirement benefits to which he was not eligible, it was the letter that made Mrs. Adeosun pull the trigger. In the letter, exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters, Mr. Gwarzo pointedly refused the minister's instruction that the SEC should halt its investigation of Oando Plc, former employers of Mrs. Adeosun, for crooked book-keeping and corruption. Dated  November 28 and titled "Investigation of Oando Plc," Mr. Gwarzo's letter opened with a recall of the meeting held with Mrs. Adeosun on 27 November, where the minister verbally directed the SEC to discontinue the foren...
Read more

Why Norway is teaching travelers to travel

-
Image
Trolltunga is one of Norway’s most famous geological sites – and one of its most controversial.  Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on WhatsApp Share on Google+ Share by Email We reached Trolltunga after seven hours, 13.5km and 1,000m of elevation gain. The fog rolled in as a line of 35 people waited to take their picture on the iconic cliff. Translating to ‘Troll’s Tongue’, Trolltunga juts out of a steep mountainside 700m above Lake Ringedalsvatnet near Odda in south-western Norway. Formed 10,000 years ago during the Ice Age when a glacier frozen to the mountain broke off, it has in recent years become one of Norway’s most famous geological sites – and one of its most controversial. Deciding we’d wait until the next morning to have our picture taken on the rock, my hiking partner Jacqueline and I were shown to our tent by our day guide. The only ones in our group to stay overnight, we tossed our rucksacks in the already...
Read more

Senegal's new $575 million airport opens after 10-year saga

-
Image
Photos:   Inside $575 million megaproject Ready for landing  –  AIBD will handle around 80,000 flights a year. The Senegalese authorities hope it will become the primary hub of West Africa. Hide Caption 5 of 9 Photos:   Inside $575 million megaproject Gnerous legroom  –  The site will also have capacity to house large planes such as Airbus A380s. Hide Caption 6 of 9 Photos:   Inside $575 million megaproject Build it...they will come?  –  It is hoped that the airport will lead to wider development of the currently remote area including through new malls, hotels and business facilities. Hide Caption 7 of 9 Photos:   Inside $575 million megaproject Partnerships  –  French firm Lagardère Travel Retail has been contracted to operate 1,000 square meters of duty-free stores on the site. Hide Caption 8 of 9 Photos:   Inside $575 mill...
Read more