Morocco-Germany Working Group on Food & Agriculture convenes 1st meeting in Rabat

The Moroccan-German Working Group on Food and Agriculture held its first meeting in Rabat this week. This inaugural meeting officially launched the Group’s activities, identified short- and medium-term priority themes, facilitated exchanges on ongoing bilateral initiatives, and defined concrete areas of collaboration, Morocco’s Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement. The meeting also served to […]

UK: London may soon launch strikes against ISIS, official says

Prime Minister David Cameron is planning to ask lawmakers to consider launching attacks or joining the international coalition against the Islamic State group in Syria after the extremist group killed 38 people including 30 Britons last week in Sousse, Tunisia, said the Prime Minister’s spokeswoman on Thursday Even though public opinion has been largely against […]

Powering rural communities: Uganda secures $200 million from China

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) of Uganda has invited sealed bids for construction and completion of the 11kV/33kV lines and associated low voltage networks for grid intensification in the East African nation. The development comes after Parliament okayed government to borrow $200 million from the Exim Bank of China to finance the power distribution project […]