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Chinese firms to build Namibia’s largest power plant

After years of recurrent power cuts, Namibia seems to have taken renewable energies seriously, turning to Chinese firms for help with the country’s largest solar plant. In this respect, a deal was signed by state-owned power utility Nampower and two Chinese firms – Jiangxi International Economic and Technical Cooperation Co. Ltd and Chint New Energy […]

Tunisia: Ben Ali couple handed another 10-Year sentence for corruption

The former Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali and his wife have been handed each another 10-year condemnation for corruption, reports say. Ben Ali and his wife Leïla Trabelsi had been convicted in absentia over several charges following the revolution in 2011. The couple fled to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The new condemnation follows a […]

Uganda: Controversial musician Bobi Wine to run for top job in 2021

Ugandan musician-turned-lawmaker, Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as as the “ghetto president” has vowed to rock the halls of power with a run for the top job in the East African nation. According to Bobi Wine, incumbent President Yoweri Museveni’s 33 years in power was “a dictatorship”. Museveni has described Wine as an enemy of prosperity, […]