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UN urges sending peacekeepers to Sudan, imposing arms embargo

Due to the surge of attacks on civilians by both warring sides in Sudan, the UN urged sending peacekeepers to the country and imposing an arms embargo there. The call was made by the UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan following its first report. The report said Sudan’s warring parties have committed an appalling […]

Death of head of Libyan intelligence agency

The head of the Libyan intelligence agency, General Abdelkader Touhami, died in ambiguous circumstances as fighting intensifies in the war that has been raging for more than a year now between the west represented by the Government of National Accord (GNA) of Prime Minister Fayez el-Sarraj in Tripoli and the commander of the Libyan National […]

World Bank approves $250 million to finance resilience of Morocco’s agri-food systems

The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a program worth $250 to help Morocco increase the resilience of its agri-food system to climate change and strengthen food safety and quality. “Overall, the Program is expected to benefit 1.36 million people, including almost 120,000 farmers and over one million consumers, with improved food safety and nutrition […]