Mauritania has reveal plans to increase its arable land by more than 100% in a drive towards satisfying almost 40% of the country’s cereal needs. This ambition is detailed in its 2013-2014 agriculture program, which was presented at the Council of Ministers by the Minister of Rural Development Brahim Ould Mohamed Ould El M’Bareck Mukhtar. […]
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen started Wednesday an 11-day trip to Africa, aimed at deepening economic ties on the continent where China has become a key player. Yellen’s travel to Senegal, Zambia and South Africa comes after a detour to Switzerland where she was to meet Chinese Vice Premier Liu He on macroeconomic issues. The […]
Forces loyal to Libya’s renegade General Khalifa Hafter closed the Essen border crossing with Algeria whose president threatened to send forces to Tripoli. Haftar’s military build-up near the Algerian borders was interpreted as a response to Algeria’s President Abdelmedjid Tebboune who told Al Jazeera recently that his country was ready to send troops to prevent […]
