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Mauritania increases farming surface by 110%

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. […]

Covid-19-Morocco: Stern warning to holders of fake health pass & test certificate

Moroccan authorities have issued a stern warning to the scammers and holders of a fake health pass or false negative covid test certificate against the use of fraudulent health documents, saying this is a serious offense liable to criminal prosecution. A high-level meeting was held Tuesday at the ministry of the Interior to discuss measures […]

Côte d’Ivoire: Alassane Ouattara reverses his decision, enters presidential race

The outgoing Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara announced on Thursday his candidacy for a third term in the presidential election to be held next October. He had initially said he would not stand for re-election, leaving his runner-up Amadou Gon Coulibaly to wear the colors of the ruling Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP). […]