The opening ceremony of the 24th Fez Festival of World Sacred Music was held Friday evening under the chairmanship of Princess Lalla Hasnaa, the youngest sister of King Mohammed VI. Held this year under the theme: “ancestral knowledge and renewal of the medina of Fez”, the inaugural concert was, through the lyrics and music, reminiscent […]
The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) warned of a bean disease that has infected 81% of the cocoa harvest in Western North, Ghana’s third largest cocoa producing region. The news came as Ghana, the second largest cocoa producer, reported a below average harvest this year at 429,323 tons, as climate change induced heat waves adds to […]
A United States-backed Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Monday (31 October) convicted three militiamen of crimes against humanity committed during the civil war in 2013 and handed them jail terms from 20 years to life. Issa Sallet Adoum, Ousman Yaouberms Rangia, and Tahir Mahamat were accused of taking part in […]
