Morocco’s Mohamed Aujjar reappointed at head of Libya fact-finding mission

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, renewed, on Wednesday, the appointment of Moroccan Mohamed Aujjar as chairman of the independent fact-finding mission on Libya.   This decision follows the adoption last October by the Human Rights Council of the resolution extending the mandate of the mission on Libya for nine months […]

EBRD Contributes €15 Mln to Support SMEs in Morocco, Tunisia & Egypt

The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) is supporting small and medium-sized businesses in Morocco, Tunisia & Egypt with a €15 million equity investment in the first close of Mediterrania Capital III LP (MC III), which could increase up to €35 million in subsequent closings. This is the third fund of Mediterrania Capital Partners, […]

Launch of nearly $20 million-initiative to transform agricultural interventions in Africa

The African Agricultural Transformation Initiative (AATI), Endowed with a budget of $19.6 million until 2025, has been launched to improve sustainable development in Africa by bridging the gap between the formulation of strategic agricultural initiatives and their successful implementation at local level, the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) said in a press release. […]