Othmani Jerdada

Morocco: an end in sight for tomatoes exports restrictions?

Morocco, a key supplier of tomatoes to European and West African markets, is expected to ease its export restrictions as production improves with the end of the cold waves. The country had placed restrictions on exports of tomatoes to West African markets after prices soared to more than 15 dirhams per kilo in the local […]

Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline in land acquisition stage

A gas pipeline that will connect Nigeria to Morocco has reached the land acquisition stage, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNCPL) said. Surveys are currently underway for Environmental and Social Impact Assessments of the project that will cost some 25 billion dollars and benefit 13 countries in West Africa. The update was given at […]

US-Africa summit: Biden aims to boost trade, investment, food security; are the ambitions too high?

US President Joe Biden will be hosting some 45 heads of state from across the African continent in Washington, DC, on 13-15 December for the flagship US-Africa Leaders Summit, but analysts say that the US president could be much more ambitious in his engagement. The three-day summit — designed to showcase, in US Vice-President’s Kamala […]