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Chinese, Turkish textile companies to supply Tunisian armed forces with uniforms, anger of local manufacturers

Chinese and Turkish textile companies will supply the Tunisian armed forces with uniforms over the next three years for a value estimated at around $22.7 billion.   The procurement, kept secret, was disclosed by Nafaa Ennaifer, the President of the Tunisian Textile Federation who on a Facebook post said the contracts awarded to the foreign […]

UNICEF sounds the alarm over rampant child abuse in east DRC amid spiraling conflict

UNICEF has sounded the alarm over escalating child rights violations in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where armed groups are reportedly perpetrating widespread sexual violence and recruiting child soldiers. “In the North and South Kivu provinces, we are receiving horrific reports of grave violations against children by parties to the conflict, including rape […]

OCP’s Nutricorps to increase fertilizer production capacity by 9 million tons

OCP’s fertilizer maker subsidiary, Nutricorps, said it plans to increase production capacity by 9 million tons by 2028. To that end, Nutricorps will set up new mining and industrial sites in Mzinda in Youssoufia and Meskala in Essaouira, it said in a statement. These complexes, designed to run exclusively on renewable energies (solar and wind), […]