Africa energy

Namibia’s dilemma: green energy champion or oil-producing nation

Namibia’s first ‘green hydrogen’ power plant — and also first one being built in Africa — which is expected to begin producing electricity in 2024, presents the southern African country with a dilemma: while Namibia is championing the clean energy, it also announced earlier this month that huge oil deposits had been discovered off its […]

Libya: GNA celebrates capture of Haftar’s key General, downing of jet

UN-backed Government of National Accord, GNA, announced Saturday it captured a top military aid of rival army of General Khalifa Haftar after its forces downed a fighter jet belonging to the east-based military commander. On facebook, Volcano of Rage Operation forces aligned with the GNA, indicated that it captured Amer Jagem, Major-General and commander of […]

Algeria: US-based Al Hurra reporter detained, expelled

Algerian authorities have expelled American Arabic media Al Hurra’s reporter and detained him on his arrival, reports say. Abdellah Imassi from Morocco was detained on Wednesday after arriving in the Algerian capital for a report for the Washington-based media, Huffpost Maghreb reports. Authorities at the airport interrogated the man reportedly for six hours before putting […]