North Africa and the Sahel have generally been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Coups last year rocked Mali, Niger, Chad and Burkina Faso, warring factions are tearing Libya asunder, and African migrants seeking greener pastures are defining domestic politics in the European Union (EU).
Several natural disasters caused widespread destruction in 2023, including Libya’s floods and an earthquake in Morocco. Another quake hit the country this week.
However, a new analysis of Morocco’s development prospects provides some good news.
