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Côte d’Ivoire: French, Indian companies win contract for €300m drinking water projects

French and Indian companies, Eiffage and Infra International, have been awarded a €300 million contract for the supply of drinking water in several regions of Côte d’Ivoire. The West African nation plans to construct 6,000 boreholes of drinking water in several localities of the country. The €300 million contract with Eiffage and Infra International is […]

Global hunger declines, but Africa faces deepening food crises- UN Warns

Global hunger levels declined for the third consecutive year in 2024, but the United Nations has warned that food insecurity is worsening in Africa and the Middle East due to conflict, climate shocks, and economic instability. Approximately 673 million people- 8.2% of the global population- experienced hunger in 2024, down from 8.5% in 2023, according […]

EBRD promotes energy transition in Morocco’s mining sector with €13.6Mln Loan

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Tuesday reaffirmed its support for Morocco’s energy transition by providing a €13.6 million loan to PROCANEQ, a company set up in Morocco in 2016 to provide mining subcontracting services to OCP Group. The EBRD financing, meant to step up the sector’s green transition, will be used […]