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Djibouti inks $1bn deal with Hong Kong company to build rocket launch site

Djibouti has inked a preliminary technological cooperation agreement with Chinese multinational Hong Kong Aerospace Technology to build a $1bn satellite and rocket launch site which could see the launch of the first Africa-made satellite from the African continent. The deal with the Hong Kong-based company, which was signed by Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh, includes […]

Drone Strikes Kill 880 Civilians in Sudan as Conflict Enters Deadlier Phase, UNHRC Warns

Sudan is witnessing a sharp escalation in civilian casualties driven by the widespread use of armed drones, with at least 880 deaths recorded between January and April this year, according to the UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk. Türk said on Monday, May 11, that drone strikes now account for more than 80 per cent […]

Morocco, Mauritania take next steps in grid interconnection

Morocco’s water and electricity agency ONEE and Mauritania’s electricity supplier SOMEC signed an agreement to connect their electricity grids. The agreement was signed by head of ONEE Tarik Hamane with his counterpart Sidi Salem Mohaned Elabd in Nouakchott. The project “is part of the Royal Atlantic initiative that aims at promoting African integration and south-south […]