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Libya elected chair of International Olive Council

Libya has been elected to chair the International Olive Council (IOC), formerly the International Olive Oil Council, for a one-year term. The election took place during the 120th session of the IOC, held this week in Spain. Libya competed against Uruguay and Israel for the position. Iran, the outgoing chair, had sought an extension of […]

EU-Namibia business forum strengthens cooperation in GH2 and critical raw materials

Namibia will no longer export unprocessed mineral products, President Hage Geingob has told the recent EU-Namibia Business Forum held in Belgium, part of the African country’s bid to create more local jobs, more local value and to boost domestic industrialization efforts. Geingob’s statement came after, earlier this year, Namibia banned the export of unprocessed lithium […]

Boat drifts from West Africa to Brazil with nine dead migrants on board

A boat was thrown by the current in Brazil’s coasts with nine dead migrants from Mauritania and Mali on board, an incident that highlights the hazardous journey facing migrants bound to the Canary Islands. The Brazilian police could identify the identities of the decomposed bodies thanks to documents they had carried. The boat crossed the […]