South Sudan deploys 750 soldiers to eastern DRC

South Sudan announced this week it was sending 750 soldiers to join the East African Regional Force (EARF) trying to bring peace in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), despite its own struggles to restore peace back home. President Salva Kiir officially announced the deployment of the troops to join contingents from Kenya, Burundi […]

Egypt, Nigeria to enhance cooperation in electricity, renewable energy fields

Egypt and Nigeria have signed a memorandum of understating (MoU) to enhance bilateral cooperation in the field of electricity and renewable energy, a statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy said Tuesday. Per the agreement, the two countries will support joint cooperation in a number of areas including: technical support for the […]

The US seeks to Supply Morocco with Natural Gas

Is the US seeking to tap into Morocco’s natural gas projects? This question rose to the fore after media reports said that chief of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Scott Pruitt is in Morocco this week to “update” environmental cooperation under the US-Morocco Free Trade Agreement to include an option to supply the Kingdom […]