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Morocco, France to hold economic forum in Sahara city of Dakhla

Preparations are underway for the Morocco-France Economic Forum, scheduled to take place on October 9 in Dakhla, under the theme “Towards New Perspectives for the Development of the Morocco-France Economic Partnership.” The event aims to inject fresh momentum into bilateral economic cooperation and spotlight the strategic potential of Morocco’s southern regions, L’Economiste reported. France has […]

Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana hail progress in making cocoa buyers pay premium to farmers

Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the world’s two largest cocoa producers, as well as the Ivorian-Ghanian Cocoa Initiative (CIGCI), created to guarantee a minimum income to farmers, have noted “efforts” by some manufacturers to pay higher prices to producers, after giving them an ultimatum earlier this month. For several weeks, both countries reproached the chocolate manufacturers […]

Blinken stresses partnership with Africa as China looms large over US-Africa Leaders summit

With the annual US-Africa Leaders Summit kicking off in Washington, D.C., this Tuesday Dec.13, the Biden administration will try to offer its African partners a better alternative to the economic competition from China on the continent. Deputy Commerce Secretary Don Graves acknowledged that the United States has fallen behind as China has surged past American […]