Libya launches multiple million dollar-fund to rebuild Benghazi, Derna

Libya Thursday announced the creation of a fund worth around $335 million for the reconstruction of Benghazi and Derna, two cities ravaged by years of internal conflicts. A statement by the Government of National Unity (GNU), indicated that the fund will be housed in Benghazi, the country’s second city, and is created to reconstruct the […]

EP Acknowledges Positive Impact of Tariff Preferences on Sahara Provinces

The European Parliament has acknowledged the positive impact that tariff preferences granted to agricultural and fisheries products from the Sahara have on these Southern provinces. “The tariff preferences enjoyed by the territory between 2013 and 2016 had a positive impact on the agricultural and fisheries sector, investment in infrastructure, health and education. The non-application of […]

Rhetoric outruns reality in Algeria’s food security push

Algeria used a UN food security forum in Mauritania last week to present itself as a continental reference on agricultural sovereignty, but recent data from international institutions point to a widening gap between its diplomatic rhetoric and domestic realities. Addressing the 34th FAO Regional Conference for Africa, the Algerian minister of agriculture highlighted South‑South cooperation, […]