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UN plans to raise $1.6 billion for Zimbabwe by 2020

The United Nations plans to raise $1.6 billion from donors in favour of Zimbabwe between 2016 and 2020, to improve agriculture, food security, health and governance in Zimbabwe between 2016-2020, its resident coordinator in Zimbabwe, Bishow Palajuli, said on Friday 29th May. Bishow Palajuli, the UN’s resident coordinator in Zimbabwe said the global agency had […]

Morocco’s King lays out vision to address desertification challenges in Africa

“We are determined to combat the common enemy of desertification through coordinated, solidarity-based action”, said King Mohammed VI in a message addressed to the Summit on Drought & Sustainable Land Management which opened Monday in Abidjan. The royal message, which was read out by minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Forests Mohamed Sadiki, called for […]

US Embassy in Tunis suspends services for two days over security concerns

The US embassy in Tunis announced Wednesday October 11 the suspension of services for two days, October 12-13, for security reasons on the backdrop of a demonstration in support of Palestine amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Tunisia’s powerful labor union UGTT is organizing this October 12 a nationwide demonstration in favor of Palestine, […]