Jordan is planning to build three solar power plants expected to produce 40 MW of much-needed generating capacity from a clean, reliable domestic resource. These projects will enable the country to reduce its dependence on hydrocarbons. Jordan imports over 97 per cent of the energy it consumes, relying disproportionately on natural gas from Egypt and […]
Guinea authorities, Thursday August 3, gave August 31 ultimatum to mining companies operating in the country to repatriate at least 50 per cent of their revenues from exports. The warning came from the ministry of Mining and Geology, citing articles of the Guinea’s mining Code. Moussa Magassouba head of the department addressed the companies in […]
Switzerland’s top criminal court on Wednesday (15 May) fund a former Gambian interior minister guilty of crimes against humanity over his role in repression committed by the West African country’s security forces under former dictator Yahya Jammeh. After four months of hearing, the Swiss court in Bellinzona sentenced Ousman Sonko, Gambia’s government minister from 2006 […]
