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Cameroon, Nigeria to join Ivory-Ghana-led Cocoa cartel, boosting growers’ leverage

Cameroon and Nigeria have requested to join the Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative (CIGCI), a joint body spearheading the interests of the two countries in the Cocoa trade — if both countries are admitted, the initiative will represent about two-thirds of global Cocoa production. The initiative was set up after a 2018 declaration by Ivory Coast […]

King Mohammed VI’s Personal Interest in Upgrading Morocco’s Vocational Training

King Mohammed VI has attached utmost priority to overhauling the country’s vocational training system to enable the youth to easily integrate the job market and contribute to Morocco’s social and economic development. After he stressed on multiple speeches the need for addressing the mismatch between training and the job market requirements, the King had asked […]

Ethiopia announces heavy investment in renewable energy

Ethiopia will inject huge investments in renewable energy transmission, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said. According to the Premier, China had agreed to invest $1.8 billion to improve electricity on the Ethiopia-Djibouti line, thereby increasing electricity supplies to Ethiopian cities and 16 industrial parks. Beijing made the pledge on the sidelines of the Belt and Road […]