A flooding that hit the main farming region of Podor in eastern Senegal is threatening the country’s food security. The flooding of the Senegal river destroyed farmlands in Podor, which supplies about 46% of the country’s onion needs and disrupted the ploughing and sowing season. For more than a month, vast areas have remained drowned […]
Libya’s Office of the Attorney General has confirmed the initiation of public legal proceedings following preliminary findings into the mismanagement of public funds allocated for fuel imports. The investigation uncovered irregular contracting practices, including crude oil barter deals and spot supply contracts that undermined the public interest and breached financial oversight standards. According to the […]
A surge in cocoa smuggling across West Africa is undermining the economies of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the world’s top cocoa producers, amid record global prices exceeding $10,000 per ton. The illicit trade, driven by price disparities and weak enforcement, is costing both countries hundreds of millions in lost revenue and threatening the stability of […]
