Inter Libyan dialogue final declaration oct 6 2020

Morocco offers $0.5 bln in aid to help farmers access animal feed

Morocco will spend 0.5 billion dollars to help farmers access animal feed at a subsidized price as the country’s grains agency tenders for 500,000 feed barley. The aid is part of a $1 billion package announced last month in aid to farmers to help mitigate drought impact on crops and cattle. Recurrent droughts slashed Morocco’s […]

Morocco Earmarks 6.85 bln dirhams to Fight Disparities in Rural Areas

Morocco has earmarked 6.85 billion dirhams to a program meant to curb disparities between cities and rural areas in 2018. Speaking at the weekly government meeting Thursday, Agriculture Minister Aziz Akhannouch said the program will be funded by the fund of rural and mountainous zones development with the aim of opening up hard-to-reach areas, developing […]

Telecom: France’s Orange eyes Ethiopia’s 100m-strong market

France’s leading telecommunications company Orange is eying an investment in the sector in Ethiopia. Orange is one of the leading contenders seeking to benefit from the end of state-controlled Ethio Telecom’s monopoly, pushed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. According to Reuters, the Ethiopian government aims to award telecom licenses by the end of 2019, with […]