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Morocco to launch €1 billion foreign borrowing in 2019

Morocco is to launch in the course of this year an international borrowing of €1 billion, to be followed by another one of the same amount in 2020. This loan is provided for in the 2019 Finance Law. A roadshow will be conducted in the coming weeks to mobilize investors for both operations, reported Media24 […]

Libya: UNSMIL Extended for One Year

The Security Council Thursday extended for one year the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), entrusted with supporting the North African country’s political process and key national institutions, as well as coordination of international assistance. The new resolution, extending UNSMIL’s mandate through 15 September 2018, was unanimously adopted by the Security […]

Kenya’s electricity firm secures Geothermal Deal in Ethiopia

Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has signed an agreement to provide geothermal drilling services to state-run Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP). According to EEP CEO, Dr. Abraham Belay, Ethiopia had tried to venture into geothermal development as far back as 1981 but was yet to make a commercial breakthrough. The country has some geothermal drilling rigs […]