Algeria: Army Chief presses for elections to be held before year’s end

Head of the Algerian army has called on electoral commission to hold presidential elections before end of the year as the country drags into political instability since the fall of former leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika forced to step down early April. Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaid Salah, according to state television, urged the electoral body to “issue […]

Morocco’s population to reach 43.3 million by 2060 as ageing accelerates – HCP

Morocco’s population is projected to rise from 36.8 million in 2024 to 43.3 million in 2060, but growth will slow sharply as the country enters a period of near demographic stagnation, according to new projections from the High Commission for Planning (HCP). Under the agency’s central scenario, the population would expand by 17.8% over the […]

Greening Africa: Kanga seeks to raise $500m capital for its potash project in Congo

Kanga Potash, a world class, low-cost potash project developer, is seeking to raise about $500m for the first phase of its potash development project north of Pointe Noire in the Republic of Congo. According to the company’s executive chairman Stéphane Rigny, about 60% of the amount will be debt and 40% equity, including some mezzanine […]