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UN: Moroccan diplomat to co-chair Group of Friends on Voluntary National Reviews of SDGs

The President of the UN General Assembly and the President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) appointed Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN Omar Hilale, along with the Ambassador of the Philippines, co-chair of the Group of Friends on the Voluntary National Reviews of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The appointment strengthens Morocco’s […]

Egypt gets €50m AfDB loan to develop agriculture

Cairo’s request for a €50.20 million loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for agricultural purposes has been approved by the bank’s board. The amount will be used to implement the Egyptian National Drainage program (NDP) destined to improve the country’s agricultural production and household income generation by developing irrigation systems as well as avoid […]

Nigeria: govt’s new policy to force mining firms to process minerals locally

Nigeria’s government has announced it will only grant new mining licenses to companies committed to process extracted minerals locally, signaling a major shift from the West African country’s long-standing policy of exporting raw materials. Under new guidelines being developed by Nigeria’s government, the new mining licenses will only be granted to those firms that present […]