TEHRAN (ANA)- Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi has declared the 2023-2024 season an "extreme agricultural drought year," according to a government statement.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) called for urgent agricultural support to vulnerable Ethiopians facing extreme weather events and conflicts.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Ghana has retained its position as Africa's top gold producer and the 11th biggest producer globally, with four million ounces in 2023, the Ghana Chamber of Mines has said.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah emphasized the importance of consolidating the efforts of all government institutions to enhance oil production.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Cocoa prices have again hit $10,000 per ton due to supply and production concerns in Ghana. 

TEHRAN (ANA)- An Egyptian executive has announced that a new large container terminal at Ain Sokhna port on the Red Sea, developed by an international consortium led by China's Hutchison Ports, will start operations by 2025.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The World Bank Group has approved a 250-million-U.S. dollar loan to support Ghana's financial sector stability program over the next five years, according to a press release.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Tanzanian Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism Angellah Kairuki said the number of foreign tourist arrivals rose to 1,808,205 in 2023 from 1,454,920 in 2022, an increase of 24.3 percent.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Mozambique's government and National Hydrocarbon Company signed petroleum exploration and production concession contracts with the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) for five offshore blocks.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Kenya's foreign exchange reserves shrank by a record 191 million U.S. dollars this week, falling below the 7 billion-dollar mark to stand at 6.98 billion dollars, the central bank said in its update on financial markets.