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Morocco’s development model for Sahara 70% completed – PM says

Morocco has finished 70% of the development projects under the development model for the Sahara which notably includes a highway, a port, renewable energies, water desalination and phosphates production plants, head of the Moroccan government said. The 700 projects under this model amounted to 85 billion dirhams ($9.3 billion) instead of the $7 billion forecasted […]

Gabon launches rail modernization project worth $600 mln

Gabonese authorities said the modernization of its sole railway spanning 650 kilometers would amount to 600 million dollars. A deal was signed with rail operator Setrag to upgrade the railway connecting Port of Owendo to Franceville, local media reported. The government shall contribute with 220 million dollars with the remaining sum to be offered by […]

Acute undernutrition among mothers surges in Africa, UNICEF warns

Twelve countries, including Ten in Africa, are hardest hit by the global food and nutrition crisis among adolescent girls and women, UNICEF warned Monday (6 March), calling for all stakeholders to transform food, health and social protection systems for these most vulnerable people. 5.5 million pregnant and breastfeeding adolescent girls and women suffered of acute […]