The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a program worth $250 to help Morocco increase the resilience of its agri-food system to climate change and strengthen food safety and quality. “Overall, the Program is expected to benefit 1.36 million people, including almost 120,000 farmers and over one million consumers, with improved food safety and nutrition […]
The Egyptian Finance Ministry has entered into deal with US technology company IBM’s consulting arm and German software firm SAP to automate the country’s tax system, as part of the Egyptian government’s digital transformation strategy. The two firms will equip Egypt’s finance ministry with a “comprehensive business operations automation platform,” Arab Finance reports. Ten tax […]
Hundreds of Algerians have been staging demonstrations for several consecutive days in different provinces against hard life conditions compounded by the pandemic. The protests commenced Jan.30 in Laghouat, in Laghouat province, as demonstrators laid into authorities denouncing lack of proper housing and jobs and demanding better life conditions. The protests spilled over to Jijel, far […]
