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Category: Business
Egypt, China ink deal to develop drought and salt-tolerant crops
Both Egypt and China’s ministers of Agriculture signed Wednesday August 16 to collaborate on developing drought and salt-tolerant crops to overcome water scarcity and salinity ... Read More
UNCTAD: Morocco, an exemplary domestic automotive industry
The UN Conference on Trade and Development has praised the progress made by the automotive industry in Morocco, which is now positioned as a production ... Read More
Africa to cut its reliance on West, unfair raw material trade practices – AfCFTA, Uganda leaders
African countries must reduce their reliance on other Western countries by boosting intra-Africa trade and also by eliminating their exploitation of Africa’s raw materials, according ... Read More
Tunisia unveils new measure to boost tourism
Tunisian Tourism Minister, Mohamed El Moez Belhassine, has presented a set of new measures to promote the North African country’s destination. In an interview with ... Read More
Gabon restructures portion of debt to finance ocean protection
Gabon has converted $163 million, a third of its debt, into funds to protect its oceans, US-based NGO The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Government ... Read More
English Premier League to promote Egypt destination this season
The English Premier League (EPL) will this 2023-2024 season promote Egypt as a travel destination as part of the North African country’s efforts to attract ... Read More
Mastercard ventures into African fintech, snapping up $5.2bn stake in continent’s no.1 telco
Mastercard has acquired a minority stake in the fintech subsidiary of South African telecommunications giant MTN in a deal valued at a whopping $5.2 billion, ... Read More
Morocco poised to tap into phosphates reserves to produce uranium- Think Tank
Morocco sits on tremendous uranium reserves thanks to its world’s largest phosphates deposits that could help the country power its desalination plants and export surplus, ... Read More
African central banks’ rigid exchange rate regulation scrutinized by IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slammed African central banks for their misguided currency regulation, especially with regard to the ineffective disposal of their foreign ... Read More
Burkina Faso strips off French company Meridian of new Ouagadougou international airport contract
Burkina Faso authorities have cancelled a concession deal with French company Meridian AM to design, build, finance, operate and maintain a new International airport in ... Read More