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Mozambique power utility loses $100M annually

The Mozambican power company, EDM, has recorded an annual loss of $100 million, due to illegal connections to the national power grid. According to Mozambican newspaper O Pais, which quoted the company’s new chairman, Ale Sicola, “smart” electricity meters will be introduced on the market to minimize the problem. The company chairman also said that […]

Head of Algeria’s Human Rights Commission Accuses Sub-Saharans of Propagating HIV

Algiers woke up to scandalous and outrageous statements by an official who is supposed to defend human rights as they are universally recognized. The head of Algeria’s human rights commission Farouk Ksentini has just bluntly accused sub-Saharans of spreading HIV in Algeria, a statement that bears the hallmarks of racism in its abhorrent forms. Algeria, […]

Geopolitics of Niger coup: France, EU and ECOWAS are big losers

The coup in Niger has drawn strong condemnation from much of the international community, but most notably the United States and France, which have troops stationed there, as Niger’s putschists on Monday accused the former colonial ruler, France, of wanting to “intervene militarily” to reinstate the country’s deposed president. West African leaders on Sunday (30 […]