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Ethiopia : Paris worries as Addis cracks down on rights groups it funds

Between 14 and 22 November, Ethiopia’s Authority for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO) revoked the operating licences of three such entities: […] ​Between 14 and 22 November, Ethiopia’s Authority for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO) revoked the operating licences of three such entities: […] Read More

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Kenya : Coffee sector regulator probes possible licence violation by state cooperative

The Kenyan agriculture ministry’s Coffee Directorate is investigating a dispute between Texan roaster Peaberry International and the state-run New Kenya […] ​The Kenyan agriculture ministry’s Coffee Directorate is investigating a dispute between Texan roaster Peaberry International and the state-run New Kenya […] Read More

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Ivory Coast : Sonangol maintains foothold in Ivory Coast despite divestment

In November, the Angolan state-owned company Sonangol signed a preliminary agreement with its Ivorian counterpart Petroci for the construction of an oil services base in Abidjan. ​In November, the Angolan state-owned company Sonangol signed a preliminary agreement with its Ivorian counterpart Petroci for the construction of an oil services base in Abidjan. Read More

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Burkina Faso/Ivory Coast : The secrets behind the Abidjan-Ouagadougou prisoner exchange

“The Council of Ministers has been informed of the handover to Ivory Coast of two of our gendarmes who were arrested in Burkina Faso on 19 September 2023,” announced Ivorian government spokesman Amadou Coulibaly at the end of that council’s […] ​”The Council of Ministers has been informed of the handover to Ivory Coast of

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Three-Quarters of Earth’s Land Got Drier in Recent Decades, U.N. Says

Human-caused global warming helped increase dry conditions on every continent, scientists said in a new report, as talks on halting desertification were underway in Saudi Arabia. ​Human-caused global warming helped increase dry conditions on every continent, scientists said in a new report, as talks on halting desertification were underway in Saudi Arabia. Read More

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