Moroccan flag over Djemaa El Fna Square in Marrakech, Morocco

Solar projects: CAR secures $45 million loan from World Bank

The World Bank Group approved a $45 million loan to the Central African Republic to support the construction of a solar power plant near capital Bangui. The project, to have a capacity of 25 MW, will accelerate the economic development of the country, according to the government. The implementation is scheduled to begin in August […]

Somalia: famine averted but UN warns of ‘catastrophic’ situation

With record-breaking drought in the Horn of Africa affecting half the population of Somalia, the United Nations has warned if more aid does not arrive soon, the Horn of Africa will suffer its worst famine in half a century. Famine has been narrowly averted in Somalia, but the situation remains “catastrophic,” the United Nations has […]

Chad suspends seven political parties for three months

Chad Thursday suspended for three months seven political parties accused of disturbance of public order and security that may undermine the security of the State and the proper functioning of republican institutions, following bloody clash between security forces and demonstrators protesting the extension of the transition. The suspension targets Les Transformateurs, Front Populaire pour la […]