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Sahara: UN Security Council Voices Full Backing to Köhler

The UN Security Council expressed on Thursday full support to the efforts made by the Personal envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahara Horst Köhler to relaunch the Sahara negotiation process stalled since 2012 due to the intransigence of the Polisario and Algeria. In a press statement issued by the Council President José Singer Weisinger […]

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 […]

AfDB to invest $25 mln for renewables in sub-Sahara

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will invest up to $25 million in a private equity fund for renewable energy projects across Sub-Saharan Africa. According to the continental lender, the Board of Directors has approved an equity investment of up to $25 million in ARCH Africa Renewable Power Fund (ARPF), a $250 million private equity fund […]