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Karen Rignall

Contributor to Middle East Report

Energy Politics and Africanfuturism—A Conversation with Nnedi Okorafor
Nnedi Okorafor. Courtesy the author’s website.The cover of the book ‘Noor’ by Nnedi Okorafor.
MER Article

Energy Politics and Africanfuturism—A Conversation with Nnedi Okorafor

Nnedi Okorafor is an award-winning writer of science fiction and fantasy for adults and youth. Her latest work is Akata Woman (Penguin, 2023), an Africanfuturist novel that follows her previous work, Noor (Penguin, 2022). Noor features the protagonist AO, whose experience of disability, bio-tech and trauma shapes her trajectory in
Karen Rignall, Nnedi Okorafor • 11 min read
Global Aspirations and Local Realities of Solar Energy in Morocco
The thermosolar power plant at Noor II, Ouarzazate, Morocco, 2016. Youssef Boudlal/Reuters
MER Article

Global Aspirations and Local Realities of Solar Energy in Morocco

Morocco's massive Noor solar power installation in Ouarzazate is celebrated as an important step in the transition to renewable energy. But the benefits are not flowing to all citizens. Rural unrest and other demonstrations of discontent in recent years are piercing the government's techno-optimism.
Atman Aoui, Moulay Ahmed el Amrani, Karen Rignall • 15 min read
Global Aspirations and Local Realities of Solar Energy in Morocco
The thermosolar power plant at Noor II, Ouarzazate, Morocco, 2016. Youssef Boudlal/Reuters
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Global Aspirations and Local Realities of Solar Energy in Morocco

Morocco's massive Noor solar power installation in Ouarzazate is celebrated as an important step in the transition to renewable energy. But the benefits are not flowing to all citizens. Rural unrest and other demonstrations of discontent in recent years are piercing the government's techno-optimism.
Atman Aoui, Moulay Ahmed el Amrani, Karen Rignall • 16 min read