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Nile River accord enters into force despite Egypt, Sudan objection

Six Nile upstream countries have ratified a deal dubbed The Nile River Basin Cooperative Framework (CFA) Agreement, which officially entered into force on October 13, despite objections by downstream countries: Egypt and Sudan. In a joint statement, Sudan and Egypt urged all Nile Basin states “to restore the integrity of the 1999 Nile Basin Initiative […]

Côte d’Ivoire to reduce cocoa exports due to bad harvest

Bad news for the chocolate market that could send already high prices skyrocketing. Côte d’Ivoire plans to slash its exports of cocoa in view of prospects of a bad harvest. Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s second largest producer of the main chocolate ingredient, has experienced heavy rainfall that threatens to compromise crops for the second year […]

UN Fact-finding Mission led by Morocco’s Aujjar completes first visit to Libya, its report expected in October

The UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya, chaired by Morocco’s Mohamed Aujjar, has completed a four-day visit to Tripoli during which it held high-level talks with Libyan governmental and judicial authorities on the human rights situation in the country, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said Friday in Geneva. The […]