Africa Covid-19

EU Council of Ministers Adopts Landmark Fisheries Partnership Agreement with Morocco

The Council of Ministers of the European Union adopted on Monday a decision on the conclusion of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Morocco, the related implementation protocol and the exchange of letters accompanying the agreement, thereby paving the way for its future implementation. This adoption follows the consent given by the […]

COVID-19: Moroccan company develops UV disinfecting machines

A Fez-based Moroccan company has successfully designed and manufactured “fast, efficient and inexpensive” ultraviolet disinfecting machines. The devices manufactured by “Atlas Invention” allow to “deeply” disinfect an average-sized room in just about fifteen minutes, according to the company officials. Unlike conventional devices using vaporization, UVC devices emit ultraviolet rays using variable electric power lamps. These […]

US-Zambia inaugural business summit to boost trade, investment

Zambia is hosting a two-day business summit in Lusaka this week to try to attract American investors to the country, in effort to diversify the economy and decrease dependence on extractive industries such as copper, according to Zambian officials. Moving away from dependence on extractive industries, which account for most of the country’s exports, is […]