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Bean disease decimates harvest in Ghana’s key cocoa farming region

The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) warned of a bean disease that has infected 81% of the cocoa harvest in Western North, Ghana’s third largest cocoa producing region. The news came as Ghana, the second largest cocoa producer, reported a below average harvest this year at 429,323 tons, as climate change induced heat waves adds to […]

Morocco’s Ambassador in Paris presents her credentials to French President

Mrs Samira Sitail presented, on Thursday at a ceremony at the Elysée Palace, her credentials to President Emmanuel Macron, as Morocco’s Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary Ambassador to France. Mrs Sitail was appointed to the position by King Mohammed VI on November 30, 2023. The French Ambassador to Morocco had presented his credentials to King Mohammed VI […]

Coronavirus lockdown triggers protests in Polisario-run camps in Algeria

Merchants in the Polisario-Run Tindouf camps in Southwestern Algeria stepped up their protests against a leadership they blame for the surge of coronavirus cases. The protesters decried the endemic corruption within the Polisario ranks with blessings from the Algerian mentor. A lockdown has deprived many merchants and artisans from their source of revenue without benefiting […]