Italy offers debt relief to African countries hit by climate disasters

Italy announced a plan to allow African countries to suspend debt repayments after extreme climate events, a proposal unveiled by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during the second Italy–Africa Summit held on the sidelines of the African Union (AU) meeting in Addis Ababa. The initiative forms part of Italy’s broader Mattei Plan, which allocates €5.5 billion […]

Will Morocco Approve Use of Cannabis for Medical Purposes?

Moroccan health and narcotics control authorities are looking into the recommendations of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on cannabis and related substances as well as on the use of cannabis-based medicines. In a letter sent in 2019 to the UN chief, WHO Director General had recommended that cannabis and associated substances, including marijuana, be removed […]

North African & European Entities Join efforts to Boost Mediterranean Film Industry

The film commissions of Andalucia and Tangiers, Italy’s Rome Lazio Film Commission, Spain’s Film Commission, France’s Ile-de-France and the Carthage Film Festival have agreed to foster film industry ties among Mediterranean countries. They have agreed to set up a Euro-Mediterranean Audiovisual Centre. The pact was spearheaded by Lazio Film Commission president Luciano Sovena who has […]