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Moroccan Pharmaceutical Industry Teams up with IFC to Cut Carbon Footprints

The Moroccan Federation of Pharmaceuticals Industry and Innovation (FMIIP) has partnered with the International Finance Corporation to enhance the sector’s efficiency and mitigate climate change by reducing water and energy waste. Under an agreement sealed Tuesday, IFC pledged to help FMIIP members in reducing their carbon and water footprints and improving efficiencies in their production […]

COVID-19: Containment costs Africa $65.7 billion a month

The containment imposed to limit the spread of COVID-19 costs Africa 2.5% of its GDP, equivalent to $65.7 billion per month, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) revealed in a report. Private companies approached by the authors of the report say they are working at only 43% of their potential. These estimates do not take […]

Weakened Tehran leaves Algiers exposed- the Times of Israel

A dramatic leadership collapse in Tehran is sending strategic shockwaves across North Africa, posing what analyst Amine Ayoub warns could be an existential challenge for Algeria. In an op‑ed published in The Times of Israel, Ayoub argues that the destabilization of Iran deprives Algiers of a long‑relied‑upon diplomatic and ideological pillar that has allowed it […]