Mixed reaction in Africa to OPEC oil production cuts amid concern about rising prices

Delegates at the biggest oil conference in Africa have expressed concern about rising prices after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), plus non-members who also export oil, decided earlier this week to cut production targets. The majority of the oil cartel’s 13 member states are in Africa, but many countries on the continent have […]

Casablanca-Agadir high speed train to cost $7bln

Morocco is seriously mulling the launch of a new high speed rail connecting Casablanca with Agadir, whose cost is estimated at 7 billion dollars, transport minister Mohammed Abdeljalil said. The new rail link will bolster economic integration between different Moroccan regions and is part of a plan to serve 43 cities with rail services instead […]

Was Isis leader Killed in US airstrike ?

A close aide of the leader of the Islamic State (Isis) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a US air strike on a convoy of militants in Iraq. This operation has fuelled mounting speculation that the Isis Chief was himself killed or injured in the attack because the two men were rarely separate. However, neither […]