Morocco Breaks Tomato Export Record With 745,000 Tons, Ranks 3rd

Rabat — Despite Morocco’s challenging circumstances of drought and worker shortages, the North African country succeeded in exporting 745,000 tons of tomatoes in 2024/25, setting a new record. Morocco earned nearly $1.2 billion from tomato sales...

Jihadists Cut Off Mali’s Trade Routes in Bold Escalation

Mali’s transitional military government is grappling with growing public anger over a widening blockade imposed by Islamist militants on strategic highways linking the country to Senegal and Mauritania a move that analysts warn could choke the...

How to watch Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid: live Champions League 2025/26 game, free streams, team news

The Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid live stream ushers in the return of the Champions League as both sides look to get their campaign off to a positive start. Liverpool will be looking to repeat the form they showed in last season’s league phase of...

Morocco tomato exports reach 745,000 tons

Morocco has set a new seasonal record for tomato exports, reaching 745,000 tons during the 2024/25 season (July–June), according to data from the Office des Changes via Global Trade Tracker reported by EastFruit. Export revenues totaled nearly...

Mauritania to start exporting blueberries by 2027, seeks investors

A dozen Mauritanian companies, backed by the National Society for Rural Development (SONADER), are preparing to exhibit at the Fruit Attraction trade show in the country's now permanent pavilion. While the event provides an important opportunity...

FAO, partners move to strengthen food security in West Africa

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), in collaboration with stakeholders, has unveiled the Hand-in-Hand (HIH) Subregional Investment Forum to promote agricultural transformation By Felicia Imohimi The Food and Agriculture Organisation...

Trucks set ablaze as militants block key Senegal-Mali trade route

Collins NabiswaBBC Monitoring, Abdou Aziz DiédhiouBBC Afrique, Natasha Booty and Chris EwokorBBC Africa ShareSave Until recently Islamists in Mali had been more active in the north and centre Mali's military government has sought to calm anger...

Fuel tankers set ablaze as militants enforce blockade of key Senegal-Mali trade route

Collins NabiswaBBC Monitoring, Abdou Aziz DiédhiouBBC Afrique, Natasha Booty and Chris EwokorBBC Africa ShareSave Until recently Islamists in Mali had been more active in the north and centre Mali's military government has sought to calm anger...

Fishing boat reported as sunk off Mauritania

How Africa can ensure it profits from the green hydrogen boom

In the Namibian desert, the sun rises over sand dunes and windswept coastline, perfect conditions to produce renewable energy. Solar irradiation and coastal winds make green hydrogen (GH2) production cheaper here than almost anywhere in the world,...

MSC’s name misused to whitewash controversial fish trade

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), one of the world’s leading certification schemes for sustainable fisheries, has confirmed that it has not certified any fisheries in Moroccan, Mauritanian, or Western Saharan waters. Consequently, no product...

Mauritania: First solar-wind PPP plant to improve energy access

Mauritania has signed its first public-private partnership (PPP) in the energy sector for the construction of a hybrid solar and wind facility. The government has entered into an agreement with Ewa Green Energy to finance, develop, build and...

Abraham Accords at 5: Trade Soars, Politics Hardens, Ties Hold

Felice Friedson walks readers through the Abraham Accords at five years—part progress report, part stress test—as veteran insider Asher Fredman weighs what has endured and what must change. Brokered by President Donald Trump in 2020, the accords...

The Media Line: Asher Fredman on Abraham Accords’ Fifth Anniversary: Continuation Depends on Peace as a ‘Strategic Choice’ 

Audio By Carbonatix Asher Fredman on Abraham Accords’ Fifth Anniversary: Continuation Depends on Peace as a ‘Strategic Choice’ Between 2021 and 2024, trade between Israel and Abraham Accords Partners increased by 127% By Felice Friedson / The...

Five Missing in Catastrophic Trawler Collision off Mauritania

A collision between two fishing boats left five people missing off the coast of Mauritania last week, prompting a large-scale search. The Gambian-flagged Right Whale and the Mauritania-flagged Tafra 3 collided off the coast on Friday, in fine...

President of Mauritania warns Israeli aggression against Qatar Is threat to Arab and Muslim security

Doha: President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania HE Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani affirmed that the Israeli aggression against Doha represents a new episode in a long-standing series of aggressive policies pursued by the Israeli...

Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Elected President of Arab Football Federation 

The Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) general assembly elected Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal as president of the union’s board of directors for the 2025-2029 term. The UAFA met in Riyadh for its 28th meeting. In his opening...

Africa Records Historic Internet Shutdown Crisis in 2024

Africa experienced a record-breaking 21 internet shutdowns across 15 countries in 2024, marking the highest number of digital blackouts ever recorded in a single year for the continent as governments increasingly weaponize internet access to...

Nigeria, Sahel countries seek $6 billion for irrigation development

Nigeria, along with ten other Sahel countries, is seeking $6 billion in partnerships and investments to irrigate 1.2 million hectares of agricultural land across the region, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Wednesday. The...

Sheikh Hamad elected Union of Arab Football Associations’ Vice-President

QNA Riyadh The General Assembly of the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) on Monday elected HE Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani, Minister of Youth and Sports and Honorary President of Qatar Football Association (QFA), as...