President Mahamadou Issouffou of Niger has instructed the government to develop a rice production program which will ensure that from 2023, there will be zero rice imports in the West African famine-stricken nation. According to Nigerien nutrition coordinator for the 3N Initiative – a program put in place to achieve food self-sufficiency – the national […]
The first phase of Morocco’s waterway, connecting the water-rich Sebou Basin with the drought-hit Oum Rbia area, will be operational this summer to ensure steady supply to some 12 million people, Morocco’s water minister said. Speaking to MPs, minister Nizar Baraka said at a first phase, water will be channeled through 67km from Sebou basin […]
The European Union is Africa’s most important trading partner and while both continents stand to gain from closer commercial relations, trade between Europe and Africa suffers from a broad misalignment in trade policy priorities, David Luke, professor at the London School of Economics & political Sciences, argues in his new book on African trade. While […]
