UN: Morocco’s Ambassador to Co-Chair ECOSOC Forum on Science, Technology, Innovation

The President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Ambassador Bob Rae, has appointed Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Omar Hilale, to co-chair, with Finland’s Ambassador, Elina Kalkku, the ECOSOC Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals to be held on May 7 and 8, 2025. […]

Algeria bans sale of cooking oil to the under-aged

From now on people in Algeria will have to show their ID to be allowed to buy cooking oil! This is not a joke! Algeria has officially banned people under 18 years old from buying cooking oil in a bid to manage an acute shortage of essential commodities. The decision was announced by the trade […]

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. […]