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EBRD Supports Moroccan Women Entrepreneurs with Initial €35 million

Moroccan women entrepreneurs have received a huge boost from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which has just launched a program to help them unleash their potential and contribute to their country’s economy. Dubbed EBRD’s “Women in business program”, this initiative is supported by European Union and Moroccan banks: BMCE Bank of Africa […]

ECOWAS, EU, FAO join forces to boost fishery production across West Africa

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has teamed up with the European Union and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) with the aim to boost fishery production across the West Africa region. The ECOWAS has recently convened more than 100 experts in a meeting tagged ‘Improved Regional Fisheries Governance in Western Africa (PESCAO)’ […]

Somali president calls for immediate ceasefire after dozens were killed in Somaliland

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has called for a ceasefire after clashes in a disputed town in the breakaway region of Somaliland left at least 13 people dead. Tensions have been building in Las Anod, the capital of the contested Sool region, since December last year, as the region has been a point of conflict […]