loudiyi-Robert Karem US under Secretary for Defense

Coronavirus: African airlines lost $400m since outbreak

African Airlines have lost $400m since the outbreak of the coronavirus in China in February, according to the global airline industry body.   In recent months, airlines like South African Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Air Tanzania, Air Mauritius, EgyptAir, RwandAir and Kenya Airways have suspended flights to and from China.   The continent’s largest airline, […]

Botswana to buy 24% stake in Belgian diamond trader HB Antwerp

The Botswana government announced Monday that it will buy a 24% stake in the Belgian gem trader HB Antwerp, a move that is seen as a possible challenge to De Beers’s dominance of the southern African nation’s diamond industry. “Today is the dawn of a new era of a diamond industry in Botswana as we […]

Morocco to Start Building 180 MW Wind Farm, Part of Integrated Energy Project

Moroccan leading independent power producer Nareva and Enel Green Power (EGP), a leader in renewable energy, have signed all financing agreements for the construction in Midelt of the first of the wind farms included in the 850 MW integrated project. The construction of Midelt wind farm, whose capacity amounts to 180 MW, is expected to […]