EU spokesman Peter Stano

Morocco’s Royal Navy rescues 231 sub-Saharan illegal migrants

Moroccan royal navy has rescued during the past two days a total of 231 illegal migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who were trying to reach Europe using inflatable dinghies, kayaks, jet skis and other makeshift boats. The migrants, who were intercepted by patrolling units in the Mediterranean, were brought back safely to various ports across Morocco […]

Cameroon, Nigeria to join Ivory-Ghana-led Cocoa cartel, boosting growers’ leverage

Cameroon and Nigeria have requested to join the Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative (CIGCI), a joint body spearheading the interests of the two countries in the Cocoa trade — if both countries are admitted, the initiative will represent about two-thirds of global Cocoa production. The initiative was set up after a 2018 declaration by Ivory Coast […]

Morocco to import Brazilian olive oil

Brazil will be exporting olive oil to Morocco, where consecutive droughts compromised the domestic harvest and sent prices higher. The decision was announced by Brazil’s farming ministry, which said Morocco was the third destination for Brazil’s agricultural exports to Africa. In 2023, Morocco imported from Brazil $1.23 billion-worth of agricultural goods. In the first nine […]