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Morocco: Port traffic up 5.5% in first three weeks of April – authorities

Morocco’s ports authority ANP reported a 5.5% rise to 28 million tons in commercial traffic through Morocco’s ports compared to the same period last year, despite the restrictions that disrupted much of the global trade due to the coronavirus pandemic. The ANP ascribed the performance to a 34% surge in cereals imports, which amounted to […]

Kenya’s non-NATO-ally status under threat as U.S. launches security review

The United States has launched a sweeping reassessment of Kenya’s Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status, raising alarm over President William Ruto’s growing ties with China, Russia, Iran, and links to extremist groups. Granted in June 2024, Kenya’s MNNA designation made it the first sub-Saharan African country to join an exclusive list of U.S. defense partners. […]

Food Security: Morocco’s OCP Supports Malawi in Setting up Fertilizer Plant

Morocco’s OCP Group will help Malawi set up a local fertilizer facility by 2028 to reduce the country’s dependence on imported nutrient compounds essential for plant growth and development. The announcement has been made lately by Malawi Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Roza Mbilizi. She said the Moroccan Government has sent a team […]