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A farmer tends to dried cannabis bundle in Ketama, in the northern Rif mountains, Morocco, 12 March 2021. Reuters/Stringer/File Photo

Morocco pardons nearly 5,000 cannabis farming convictsAhmed Eljechtimi

Source: Supplied. Haytham El Maayergi, executive vice president, Global Trade Bank, Afreximbank and Smangele Mandidi, acting managing director of CBZ Bank during the signing ceremony.

Afreximbank inks $80m deals with CBZ Bank

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Farmers work at a cocoa farm in Daloa, Ivory Coast, 3 October 2023. Reuters/Ange Aboa/File Photo

EU will not delay deforestation law, environment chief says on Ivory Coast visit

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Mondelez International cocoa MoU to help protect Ghana's forests

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Zimbabwe urgently needs a new land administration system

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How Africa can negotiate an effective continental free trade area agreement

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Mali hopes to revive industry and increase exports

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Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

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Nigeria's Yesharvest launches agri-commerce platform

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Sweet n Dried founder Mercy Mwende at the processing factory with dried mangoes. (Image Supplied)

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East Africa region urged to adopt GMOs to boost food security

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Nicholas.gosse via - Olive tree plantation in Tunisia. Olive oil is Tunisia’s largest agricultural export.

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Smart data yields big harvests to feed the world

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MoU unites African countries against chicken dumping, fights for level playing field

MoU unites African countries against chicken dumping, fights for level playing field

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ECOWAS charged to enforce gender-friendly and inclusive agricultural laws

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Mondelez International cocoa MoU to help protect Ghana's forests

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