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EBRD Issues First Major Food-Sector Loan in West Africa

EBRD Issues First Major Food-Sector Loan in West Africa | EBRD

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) issued its first-ever major food-sector loan in Sub-Saharan Africa today. The €70 million will support cashew, cocoa, and sesame farmers in Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria to help them process crops locally instead of just exporting raw materials.

Libya Eliminates Trachoma as a Public Health Problem – WHO

Libya Eliminates Trachoma as a Public Health Problem | National Committee for the Prevention of blindness/Ministry of health Libya

In a historic victory for North African public health, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially validated today that Libya has eliminated trachoma (a neglected tropical disease that causes blindness). Libya is now the 10th country in its region to wipe out a major neglected disease.

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