{
  "id": 876891,
  "title": "Birthrate drop in North Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/birthrate-drop-in-north-africa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T13:54:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/birthrate-drop-in-north-africa"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Maghreb region is experiencing a dramatic decline in birth rates, with most women now having fewer than three children, compared with seven or eight on average in the 1970s. Ellen Gainsford looks at what is driving this major demographic shift.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}