Egypt
Mother of jailed Egyptian activist ends hunger strike
Laila Soueif, the mother of jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, has ended her 10-month hunger strike, her family told
agriculture
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Tunisia
Tunisia aims to boost forest cover to 16%
Tunisia plans to increase its forest cover from 12% to 16% of national land area, the Ministry of Agriculture announced,
Egypt
Belgium returns 2,000-year-old sarcophagus to Egypt
Belgian authorities on Friday said they had handed over a roughly 2,000-year-old sarcophagus to Egypt, a decade after it
Egypt
Egypt’s Abu Mena Monastery no longer ‘in danger’
UNESCO has removed Egypt’s Abu Mena monastery from its List of World Heritage in Danger, Egyptian Streets reports. The
Morocco
Morocco, Brazil bolster economic ties
The LIDE Brazil-Morocco Forum in Marrakech, held on Wednesday, brought together more than 100 business leaders, policymakers, and institutional representatives
Mauritania
World Bank urges Mauritania to diversify economy, boost reforms
The World Bank called on Mauritania to implement reforms to ensure macroeconomic stability and sustainable growth, warning against overreliance on
Mauritania
AfDB grants $30 million facility to Mauritania’s GBM
The African Development Bank Group has approved a $30 million trade finance facility for the Générale de Banque de Mauritanie
Tunisia
Saudi signs $38 million development loan for Tunisia’s Oasis Hub Project
The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has agreed a $38 million loan with Tunisia, to finance the Oasis Hub Project
Tunisia
Tunisia's grain harvest jumps 75% from 2019 Levels
Tunisia has harvested 575,100 tonnes of grain by June 22, a 75% surge from 329,300 tonnes in the
Libya
Locust swarms threaten North African crops, FAO warns
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned of a continuing desert locust outbreak across Libya and North
Morocco
OECD forecasts Moroccan GDP growth rate of 3.8%
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has projected that Morocco’s economy to have a GDP growth rate
Egypt
Egypt unveils plan for new desert megacity
Egypt has announced plans for a new desert city west of Cairo named Jirian, part of a sweeping agricultural megaproject
Tunisia
UK-Tunisia trade grows 20% in 2024
Trade between the UK and Tunisia rose 20% in 2024 to nearly £750 million, UK Ambassador Roderick Drummond told TAP,