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COVID-19: Tunisia launches vaccine research

Tunisia’s Institut Pasteur has launched researches to come up with an anti-COVID-19 vaccine, Webdo Tunis reports. Hechmi Louzir, Head of the Tunis-based non-profit health organization indicated Tuesday that a team of the institute has begun working on a vaccine using the DNA technology. Louzir added that a committee from the ministry of health has been […]

OCP Africa partners with IsDB to boost rice output in Côte d’Ivoire

OCP Africa, subsidiary of the state-owned Moroccan phosphate group (OCP) has teamed up with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to boost rice farming and enhance agriculture value chains in Côte d’Ivoire. Under a cooperation agreement inked this week, the ITFC will support OCP Agribooster program to be […]

Morocco, South Africa break diplomatic ice, look forward to closer economic ties, South African paper

Morocco and South Africa turned the page on 15 years of lower diplomatic representation with the accreditation of Youssef Amrani as Morocco’s ambassador to Pretoria, a move that puts bilateral relations on track of fruitful economic cooperation, a South African paper said. The move came after Rabat and Pretoria decided to upgrade their bilateral ties […]