Autonomy Plan is ‘most credible and widely-endorsed’ proposal to settle Sahara issue (British Think Tank)

The autonomy plan submitted by Morocco to settle the artificial conflict over its territorial integrity is the “most credible and widely endorsed” proposal for resolving this regional dispute, states the Cambridge Middle East and North Africa Forum (MENAF), a think-tank reporting to the prestigious University of Cambridge. In a report, the think tank recalls the […]

Egypt seeks to get $1.5bn loans before 2016

Egypt is seeking to get $1.5 billion loans from the World Bank and the African Development Bank as fears increase that the Egyptian pound would be devalued if the dwindling foreign currency reserves go below $15 billion. The country has been struggling since 2011 to stabilize its economy and finances shaken by the protests that […]

Kenya’s rose industry battles EU regulations, pest crisis

Kenya’s lucrative rose export industry faces mounting challenges as the European Union tightens regulations against the false codling moth, a devastating pest threatening flower shipments. The industry, worth over $800 million and employing half a million people, sees roses accounting for 66% of cut flower exports at approximately $300 million. The EU’s intensifying measures have […]