Achim Steiner, the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), argues that Europe would benefit as much as Africa if it decides to
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Africa’s Buoyant Commodity Flows
The notion of Africa as being merely a source of precious commodities for developed countries is slowly changing and shifting more towards domestic consumption. African
Tackling Africa’s Fertilizer Challenge
Africa has been earmarked as one the most important markets for mineral fertilizers in the coming years. The African Development Bank has reported that the
Africa’s Next Challenge: Electricity Access
Nigerian banker and philanthropist, Tony Elumelu, spoke at the Skoll World Forum, which was held in Oxford in the UK last month, about Africa’s next
DRC Has One of Largest Gold Mines in Africa
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has just opened one of the largest gold mines in the African continent. South African companies Randgold Resources and
Mali’s ‘Africa-Only’ Phosphate Mine Built by Morocco
Morocco is to fund the construction of a production unit in Mali for phosphate that will be used to supply exclusively the African market. While
Australia Keeps Eye on Morocco’s Phosphate Growth
The Australians are keeping an eye on the evolution of Morocco’s phosphate industry and plans to boost its share in global output by 40 pc
Marrakech Hosts Oil & Gas 2014 Summit
The Morocco Oil & Gas 2014 Summit will take place in Marrakech from 7th to 8th of May 2014 to discuss the onshore & offshore
Chinese & Moroccans, Big Players in Global Phosphate Market
As the US rock production continues to drop due to several factors (environmental, raising costs…), the Chinese output has kept growing in recent years, increasing
Morocco’s OCP Set to Increase Its Market Share
Morocco’s state-run company OCP, the world’s biggest phosphate exporter, is planning to increase its market share of fertilizers to 40 pc by 2020, according to