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Food security: EU allocates €15 million to Niger

The European Commission has approved the donation of €15 million to Niger’s Treasury. The funding granted under the European Development Fund is intended to finance the sectoral reform agreement, “Food and nutritional security and sustainable agricultural development (CRS-SANAD),” the Commission said in a statement. The program is part of the 2014-2020 National Indicative Program for […]

Moroccan government blames unemployment on drought

Morocco’s prime minister Aziz Akhannouch defended his government’s job creation policy despite a surge in unemployment which he blamed on drought. Speaking to members of the Upper House, Akhannouch said the jobs lost in the agriculture sector were already unstable fragile jobs. The unemployment rate surged to 13.3% in 2024 from 13% a year earlier, […]

UK-Morocco Political & Economic Cooperation Gaining Momentum

Morocco and the United the Kingdom are strengthening their economic partnership, trade exchanges and political dialogue to counter common international challenges. Total trade in goods and services (exports plus imports) between the UK and Morocco reached £3.1 billion in 2022, an increase of 49.8% or £1.0 billion recorded in 2021. The two countries are determined […]