Hamdi Yara

In Laayoune, US Ambassador oversees signing of first US-funded private-sector project in Morocco’s Southern Provinces—a green ammonia plant
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) and ORNX signed an agreement on Tuesday to fund a Pre-Front-End Engineering Design (Pre-FEED) study for a planned ammonia plant in Laayoune. Designed to produce up to 560,000 tonnes of ammonia annually, the project marks the first U.S. government funding for a private-sector initiative in the Kingdom’s Southern Provinces.
Laâyoune’s future bridge, set to become Morocco’s longest, passes 50% completion
Construction of the bridge spanning the Oued Sakia El Hamra in Laâyoune, set to become Morocco’s longest bridge, has surpassed the halfway mark. The 1.4 billion-dirham project is entering a critical phase with work underway on its prestressed concrete deck. Designed to last at least a century, the bridge will strengthen the Tiznit-Dakhla expressway and support Laâyoune’s economic development.
Eight years, 36 countries, one bicycle: Youssef Sahsah completes his African odyssey in Laâyoune
Back in Laâyoune after cycling through 36 African countries, Moroccan adventurer Youssef Sahsah has brought to a close an extraordinary human journey that began in January 2018. For more than eight years, the young man from the capital of the Sahara crossed the African continent with little more than his bicycle, modest savings, and unwavering determination. The experience transformed him, and he now hopes to share it through a documentary titled “The African Dream.”