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Angola’s diamond sector to be advanced by new De Beers deal with state-owned companies

London-based De Beers Group and Angolan state-owned companies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) pledging to collaborate on opportunities to increase diamond production, to advance Angola’s alluvial mining sector and enhance social development for the benefit of the country’s citizens. To support these objectives, the MoU was inked between De Beers and Angola’s National […]

Morocco implements major defense trade reforms

Morocco’s Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration has unveiled comprehensive regulations governing defense materials, weapons, and ammunition trade, establishing strict frameworks while facilitating essential commercial flows for the national defense industry. The new circular, based on Law 10-20 of 2020, creates three distinct material categories with specific regulatory requirements. Category A covers exclusively military equipment including […]

FAO: Morocco Top Barely Producer in North Africa

Morocco produced an average of 1.6 million tons of barley per year between 2021 and 2023, making it the top North African country, meeting 80% of its local demand, according to data released by UN Food & Agriculture Organization. Barley is Morocco’s second most widely grown cereal after wheat. It is primarily used as fodder […]