Algeria used a UN food security forum in Mauritania last week to present itself as a continental reference on agricultural sovereignty, but recent data from international institutions point to a widening gap between its diplomatic rhetoric and domestic realities. Addressing the 34th FAO Regional Conference for Africa, the Algerian minister of agriculture highlighted South‑South cooperation, […]
Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation (ECWC) has completed the Gidabo dam in central Ethiopia. The dam has the capacity to reserve 62.5 million cubic meter and is expected to develop 13,425 hectares of land cultivated by some 10,000 farmers. The project is also expected to indirectly create nearly 192,000 jobs. According to the Food and Agriculture […]
The Moroccan National Institute for the Training of Prison Administration Staff, affiliated with the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Rehabilitation, has become the first training institution in Africa and the Arab world to receive accreditation from the American Correctional Association. The Moroccan training institute has earned American recognition thanks to ongoing support from the […]
