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Tunisia: President speaks out against equality in inheritance

The President of Tunisia last week made a speech that hit the nail on the head. After supporting women’s social and economic rights, he spoke out against equality in inheritance. His words were not well received by civil society in Tunisia, particularly feminist activists. President Kaïs Saïed made the speech on the occasion of August […]

Former Nigerian militants get contracts to combat oil theft

Nigeria’s state oil company NNPC announced it has hired a firm owned by former militant Tompolo, whose movement’s attacks on facilities in the early 2000s crippled oil production, to protect installations and tackle rampant theft. It was one of five security contracts awarded as theft and pipeline sabotage have cut Nigeria’s oil exports by nearly […]

OCP Group sets up new subsidiary offering farmers tailored solutions

Morocco’s state-owned phosphate OCP Group announced this Tuesday the setting up of a new subsidiary offering farmers customized plant nutrition solutions adapted to the crop, climate, and soil. Dubbed “OCP Nutricrops”, the new entity will leverage the Group’s leading phosphate-based plant nutrition production and distribution capabilities to provide farmers with tailored solutions that preserve soil […]