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Morocco’s UM6P launches new international branch in the United States

Morocco’s University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) inaugurated Monday in New York its United States Global Hub in a bid to connect African talent and research ecosystems with global academic, entrepreneurial, and industrial partners. This new UM6P Global Hub, with offices in New York and Cambridge (Massachusetts), reflects a deliberate approach to position Africa’s sustainable development […]

At least 2 million people risk starvation in Ethiopia’s Tigray

Nearly 2 million civilians risk starvation in the Ethiopian region of Tigray where drought has added to the impact of a civil war, the BBC said, citing local officials. A lack of rainfall meant that many Tigray farmers will not be able to plant crops in the critical July period, it said. Drying dams and […]

Ghana raises cocoa prices by over 50%

Ghana’s president ordered an increase in farmgate cocoa prices by 58% amid a drop in output due to climate change. Ghana is the world’s second largest cocoa producer with 15% of global output of the key ingredient for chocolate production. “The increase in the producer price of cocoa has become necessary to enhance the income […]