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Algeria: Africa’s 2nd largest consumer gets €50 million Renault factory

Algerian and French government officials were gathered at the western city of Oran to witness the opening of a €50 million Renault car factory in Algeria that will produce 25,000 units per year before rising to 75,000 by 2019. The plant is a joint venture and will be producing the ‘Symbol’ model; a saloon based […]

Portugal backs Morocco’s Atlantic Initiative in favor of landlocked African states

Portugal, an Atlantic nation with centuries-old ties to many countries in Africa, has backed in clear-cut terms Morocco’s initiative to facilitate access to global trade for landlocked Sahel states. This came in a joint statement following talks in Lisbon Tuesday between Moroccan Foreign Minister, Nasser Bourita, and his Portuguese peer, Paulo Rangel. Portugal backs the […]

Nigeria unveils first hybrid solar power plant at Alex Ekwueme University

Nigeria has inaugurated its first solar hybrid plant at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University in Ebonyi State. The 2.8 MW capacity infrastructure will operate from solar panels that will be supported by diesel-electric generators. The project is part of the Energizing Education Program (EEP) implemented by the federal government through the Rural Electrification Agency. The […]