The recent decision by the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, to impose a 0.5% levy on imports from several West African nations, including Nigeria, is raising alarm bells across the region. Announced as part of the AES’s broader strategy to assert economic independence and generate revenue, the tariff could […]
UNICEF has condemned an air strike by Ethiopian forces in the Tigray region which locals say hit a kindergarten called Red Kids Paradise, killing four people including two children, a claim that was denied by the federal government. The federal government denied the allegations saying the air force only targeted military sites and accused Tigray […]
Morocco and France have agreed to enhance cooperation in agronomy, forestry & veterinary research as well as in agriculture vocational training on the sidelines of the ongoing Paris International agricultural show 2024. The agreement, which was inked Friday in Paris, aims to foster cooperation ties between the two countries’ agriculture universities and vocational training centres. […]
