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Coronavirus: Business as usual in Tanger-Med, health control tightened

The import and export activities in Tanger-Med port continue as usual, but in view of the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, it has been proceeded to the tightening of health and sanitary control of professional drivers of international road transport, in accordance with the health emergency decreed in Morocco.   All the services of the […]

Somali gov’t, al-Shabab both claim success in their operations

Somali soldiers — backed by international partners and local clan militias — have killed upwards of 350 al-Shabab militants and wounded dozens more in different operations in the country’s south and central regions, the country’s government has said, a claim denied by the Islamist militant group. According to Somali officials, the Somali National Army carried […]

NORTH AFRICA PIVOTS TO BLACK SEA WHEAT AS RUSSIA DOMINATES REGIONAL SUPPLY

North Africa’s wheat import landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation, with Black Sea suppliers now controlling 75 percent of the market as European Union share plummets to 25 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest analysis. The region, comprising Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco, represents 15 percent of global wheat imports. During […]