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The World Bank has released $100 million for the World Food Program to tackle “deep food insecurity” for 2 million people in Sudan. The Washington-based institution in a statement said the funds will help provide an “emergency safety net” amid worsening hunger in the northeast African nation “caused by a poor harvest and rising international […]
The African Development Bank Board of Directors approved a loan of USD 271 million to finance Egypt’s Food Security and Economic Resilience Support Program to support efforts to mitigate the impact of the global shocks on the domestic economy from the Russia-Ukraine conflict and to preserve resilience, Abidjan-based bank said in a statement. The program […]
Japan is looking to Morocco to foster its food security in a global context marked by a surge in prices of soil nutrients on the back of the supply disruption created by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Japanese deputy agriculture minister Takebe Arata told the media during his visit to Rabat that his country is seeking larger […]
Coronavirus, climate change and food security are on the agenda today as Foreign ministers from the G-20 group of nations meet in Italy. The talks in the city of Matera represent the first time the ministers are gathering in person since 2019. U.S. State Department officials said Secretary of State Antony Blinken would stress the […]
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 […]
The 4th Africa Security Forum will be organized in Morocco’s capital city Rabat Dec.1-3 under the theme of “the impact of climate change on the security in the African continent”. The event will be attended by delegates from 66 countries, including more than 400 experts, government officials, representatives of civil society and high-tech companies offering […]
Morocco has reiterated its calls in favor of a sustainable agriculture in Africa in order to meet the increasing food needs of the continent. Speaking at a panel in the UN on food security and SDGs in Africa, Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said “together we can meet the challenge.” “South-south and tripartite cooperation is […]
Nigeria partnered with Morocco to achieve its food security through an increase in use of fertilisers, Nigerian President Muhammadou Buhari said. “We are taking our focus on agriculture to the next level,” said Buhari in a tweet. Nigeria has Africa’s largest population standing at more than 160 million people with agriculture representing about 40% […]
Algerian agri-food experts have rang the alarm bell as to the state of dependence on imports that threatens Algeria’s food security. Agriculture expert AKli Moussouni told Algerian website TSA that officials in the country are selling lies to people by claiming that Algeria produces 70% of its food needs. “It is totally irresponsible to hide […]
In each of the African countries the King of Morocco has visited since his coming to power, cooperation agreements were signed, driven by a co-development approach based on sharing expertise and solidarity. Agriculture always comes as an area of excellence where Morocco is better placed to offer know-how. It is therefore no coincidence that promoting […]