Cameroon and Nigeria have requested to join the Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative (CIGCI), a joint body spearheading the interests of the two countries in the Cocoa trade — if both countries are admitted, the initiative will represent about two-thirds of global Cocoa production. The initiative was set up after a 2018 declaration by Ivory Coast […]
Bank Al-Maghrib, Morocco’s central bank, has become member of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the oldest international financial institution, which helps central banks in their pursuit of monetary and financial stability through international cooperation. The decision was made lately by the BIS Board of Directors, which agreed to expand its membership by including the […]
With the UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP27, starting in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, next week, a recent study has found that air pollution in African cities is growing rapidly and is more deadly than feared, but green solutions could save tens of thousands of lives. Urban pollution has been largely neglected in Africa, according […]
