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Qatar: Ahli bank seeks capital increment

One of the banks in Qatar has announced its intentions to raise its capital value in a released statement. The bank, Ahli bank, is ranked as the seventh-largest listed by market value. It is hoping to lift up its actual capital by 20 percent. It has therefore stated that it will be issuing rights during […]

Sub-Saharan Africa faces grave hunger challenges in 2020 -WFP

The World Food Program has warned in its 2020 Global Hotspots Report that millions of people in Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central Sahel region will require life-saving food assistance in the coming months. The sheer scale and complexity of the needs will stretch the UN food relief agency’s capacity to […]

ECOWAS, EU, FAO join forces to boost fishery production across West Africa

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has teamed up with the European Union and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) with the aim to boost fishery production across the West Africa region. The ECOWAS has recently convened more than 100 experts in a meeting tagged ‘Improved Regional Fisheries Governance in Western Africa (PESCAO)’ […]