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US-Africa trade talks end in Abidjan, highlight AfCFTA

Talks between African and US officials to review the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) free-trade deal ended Thursday in Côte d’Ivoire with no major deal.   The African Growth and Opportunity Act, which in 2015 was extended to 2025, provides tariff-free access on 6,500 products from 39 countries, ranging from oil and agricultural goods […]

Water cuts trigger unrest in Western Algeria

The city of Tiaret in western Algeria has been rocked by violent clashes as citizens take to the streets torching tires and protesting water cuts. Videos shared on social media showed Tiaret citizens blocking roads and denouncing 20 days of water outage, after a dam that supplies the city went empty. Algeria’s media, mostly mouthpieces […]

Nuclear Technology: Morocco & IAEA agree to enhance further partnership

The International Atomic Energy Agency and the Moroccan national nuclear Center have agreed to step up cooperation ties on nuclear techniques for better water resource management, environmental protection and industrial applications. The agreement is the result of a longstanding partnership between the IAEA and Morocco’s National Center for Nuclear Energy, Science, and Technology (CNESTEN), designated […]