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Canadian Operators to Explore Partnership Opportunities with Morocco

A group of Canadian business people and officials are expected in Morocco for a week-long visit (March 11-18) to explore partnership opportunities with Moroccan counterparts, Al Maghreb Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIMC) based in Canada says. The strong Canadian delegation, representing various sectors of industrial and economic activity, will also attend the fifth edition […]

Senegal: Cheikh Issa Sall named new CEO of Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations

Senegal’s President Macky Sall has appointed on September 14 Cheikh Issa Sall, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Municipal Development Agency as the new head of Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations after firing the Chief of the financial institution Mame Boye Diao, few moments after the latter unveiled his plans to run for next year’s presidential […]

Zimbabwe slow in implementing UN Minamata Convention to stop using toxic mercury

Zimbabwe joined gold miners from Indonesia to Peru last year by ratifying the United Nations Minamata Convention on Mercury, an international treaty adopted in 2013, that seeks to phase out the toxic metal to protect human health and the environment. Inhaling fumes or regular contact with mercury during gold mining can each have devastating effects […]