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Africa: $11bn mini-grids fund to bring energy to 100 million people

Crossboundary Energy Access (CBEA), Africa’s first project financing facilities for mini-grids, is planning to unlock more than $11 billion from investors to bring electricity to at least 100 million people on the continent. The new financing facility attracted $16 million in its first close – enough to fund mini-grids that could connect 170,000 people, according […]

WB supports Morocco’s North-East Economic Development Project with over €236 Mln funding

Morocco and the World Bank signed on Monday in Rabat a €236.7 million loan agreement for the funding of the North-East Economic Development Project destined to improve transport connectivity and rev up the private sector growth in the North-Eastern region of the Kingdom. The agreement was inked by Economy & Finance minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui […]

Moroccan School wins Grand Prix, four Medals at IWA 2020

The Moroccan School of Engineering Sciences (EMSI) again stands out in the field of innovation. The institution, thanks to its research laboratories, won the Grand Prize and four gold medals at the Africa Innovation Week (IWA-2020). The four flagship inventions rewarded are “Genius water pipeline for buildings”; “Smart Micro-wind for Highway”; “Smart Hospital Management”; and […]