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The US to offer DRC $414 million in humanitarian aid

The United States said it will offer the DR of the Congo $414 million to help the country address its worsening humanitarian crisis. The DRC is a vast country where at least a quarter of its population depends on humanitarian aid, notably in the war-torn east, where rebel groups have taken vast sqathes of territory. […]

HRW Urges Algeria to Halt Summary Deportations of Sub-Saharans

International rights watchdog, Human Rights Watch, called on Algeria to honor its commitments under the 1951 Geneva convention and to bring to a halt all mass deportations of Sub Sharan migrants. The call was expressed in a statement released Friday after Algerian authorities rounded up more than 1400 sub-Saharan migrants in Algiers and deported them […]

Morocco, World 3rd largest tomato exporter

Morocco has emerged as the world’s third-largest exporter of fresh tomatoes, driven by robust demand from European markets and a strategic shift toward high-value varieties, Morocco’s agri food export agency Foodex said. The North African country now holds an 11% share of the global fresh tomato export market, trailing only Mexico and the Netherlands, according […]