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Sahel: FAO to build one million water storage tanks

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) plans to build one million water tanks in Senegal, Niger and Burkina Faso to address the water deficit experienced by these Sahel nations. Water is becoming increasingly scarce in Sahel countries, which often already suffer from a structural shortage of water infrastructure. FAO’s initiative will provide some 20,000 women […]

AfCFTA to boost remittances by making cross-border transactions cheaper

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has potential to increase cross-border remittances by migrants, according to a new report by World Bank, even as international markets remain the largest sources. The AfCFTA has the potential to make cross-border transactions such as remittance transfers by migrants within Africa cheaper through the Pan-African Payment and Settlement […]

Moroccan truck drivers missing at Burkina Faso-Niger border found “safe & sound” thanks to Moroccan diplomacy & local authorities

The four Moroccan truck drivers, who went missing last Saturday at the Burkina Faso-Niger border, have been found Monday “safe and sound” and they are on their way to the Moroccan embassy in Niger, according to Hespress online news website. Thanks to the combined efforts made by Moroccan diplomacy and External Security Agency in coordination […]