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OIC handpicks Nigeria as food storage hub

Member-states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have chosen Nigeria to serve as a food and grain storage hub for the group’s member states.   “All the member countries of OIC selected Nigeria as the storage hub,” Director of Nigeria’s Federal Department of Agriculture, Abdullahi Abubaka, said.   The OIC Secretariat will mobilize resources, […]

Tanger Med breaks new records in 2023, widens gap with Mediterranean peers

Tanger Med port widened the gap with its Mediterranean competitors breaking a new record with 8.6 million containers handled in 2023, up 13.4%. The number of vessels transiting through the port grew 17% to 16,900 last year, while the number of trucks that crossed through the port rose 4.15 to 44,7993. In terms of tons, […]

African trade ministers to meet over U.S. tariff concerns as they hit the continent’s exports hard

Trade ministers from across Africa will gather on 14 April to discuss the implications of the new 10% tariff imposed by the United States on imports from several African nations. The tariffs, announced by president Donald Trump, are expected to severely impact African exporters, especially those reliant on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), […]