Tunisia will benefit from the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Leveraging Energy Access Finance Framework (LEAF) program to promote investment in decentralized renewable energy backed by the Green Climate Fund. With a commitment of $164 million, the Abidjan-based bank will help scale up decentralized renewable energy (solar home systems, green mini-grids, and solar solutions for commercial […]
Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno on Sunday declared a three-month state of emergency in the eastern provinces of Sila and Ouaddai, following escalation of inter-communal conflict. To end the “disastrous situation,” the president ordered the deployment of military reinforcements and the disarmament of all civilians in the area. “The main cause of this whole […]
Moroccan textile operators lauded the government’s approval of the amendment of the FTA with Turkey saying such a move would help restore balance to the domestic market and save local industry and jobs. Morocco and Turkey agreed to reintroduce customs duty amounting to 90% on 1200 Turkish industrial goods to help curb the chronic deficit […]
