The European Union-Morocco friendship group at the European Parliament on Friday called for the implementation of the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan for the Sahara without delay, giving thus strong backing to Morocco’s position in the Sahara conflict. The support came from the group of EU lawmakers, led by Gilles Pargneaux, Rachida Dati and Stefano Maullu, just […]
The African Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) has received a $10.15 million financing from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) destined to support agricultural projects for small scale farmers in Kenya, Mozambique and Uganda. NORAD’s contribution will enable the AFFM to provide credit guarantees for up to 36 months in the three countries, with the […]
Benin and Niger finally appear to have resolved their trade dispute following the mediation by the Chinese government, which has led Benin to lift the blockade preventing Niger’s oil export through its territory to China. Tensions between the two West African neighbors began last year after Niger’s ruling junta ousted the country’s democratically elected president […]
