The black dust phenomenon in Kenitra

If there is one thorny issue that has recently disrupted the daily lives of the inhabitants of the city of Kenitra, it is the ‘black dust phenomenon’, a dark cloud of unknown origin that has become a ‘mystery’ over time for a population worried about its potential repercussions on their health and that of their children.The ‘enigma’ came to light in early 2014 when residents of certain city districts began to notice a fine layer of black dust on window ledges and terraces, which they initially took for an ephemeral phenomenon destined to disappear with the changing weather. But as days and months passed, this dust continued to settle, regardless of the weather, sparking concern among the population, civil society, and the competent authorities.Faced with this environmental phenomenon, local civil society, including the ‘Al-Gharb Association for the Preservation of the Environment’, soun…