Ethiopia charts bold future with mega nuclear power plant and $30bn development drive

Ethiopia is set to break ground on a mega nuclear power plant, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced Tuesday (9 September), unveiling a sweeping $30 billion infrastructure agenda aimed at transforming the country’s energy, transport, and industrial sectors. Speaking at the inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) — Africa’s largest hydropower project — Ahmed […]

King of Morocco renews support to Palestinian cause, announces meeting of Al-Quds Committee shortly in message to President Abbas

King Mohammed VI reiterated Morocco’s constant support to the Palestinian question, based on the two-state solution, as internationally agreed upon and its resolve to continue its constructive commitment to the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, and announced the holding shortly of a session of the Al-Quds Committee. This came […]

Tunisia: Ennahda names VP to run for 15 September snap election

Tunisia’s biggest moderate Islamist party Ennahda has nominated its Vice President to run for the advanced September 15 elections, first time since the transition. The party, the largest in the parliament, chose Abdel Fattah Mourou, a 71-year old lawyer as its presidential candidate. Mourou is the current interim speaker of the House of Representative after […]