North Africa Grapples with Severe Drought, Morocco Hit Hardest in 30 Years

Even if rainfall is becoming increasingly rare in Morocco, the drought is not just affecting the kingdom. It has spread to all of North Africa and beyond, according to the American news agency.

"Three-quarters of Spain are in dry areas and 90,000 km², or nearly 20% of its continental territory, have a high or very high risk of desertification," Madrid says, announcing a plan against desertification.

The coming months could be even more difficult, notes Bloomberg, noting that short-term forecasts are not very reassuring. "It’s too early to be very, very pessimistic," said Séverine Omnes-Maisons, an analyst at Strategie Grains, "but the drought remains a concern."

Concerned about the problem of drought, King Mohammed VI had ordered supplicatory prayers to be performed in all the mosques of the Kingdom.