Libyan Al-Watiya airbase

Liberians head to polls in tightly contested presidential run-off between football legend and ex-VP

Liberians headed to the polls this Tuesday (14 November) to cast their vote in a presidential run-off after the two leading candidates — George Weah, a former footballer and incumbent president and political veteran Joseph Boakai — came neck to neck, separated by just over 7,000 votes in the first round a month ago. Liberian […]

Africa Called to Increase Investments in Fertilizer Value Chain

African countries have been called to increase investments in Africa’s fertilizer value chain to boost agricultural yields and build the industry across the continent. The call was launched by the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism during its Governing Council held last week in the headquarters of the African Development Bank in Abidjan. The Governing Council, attended […]

Drought shrinks Morocco’s cereals harvest by 67%

Lack of rainfall has weighed on Morocco’s cereals harvest which dropped to 34 million quintals this year, down 67% from last year, the agriculture ministry said. Soft wheat yield stood at 18.9 million quintals, hard wheat at 8.1 million quintals and barley at 7 million quintals as the country registered a drop of 34% in […]