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IFC contributes a €100 million loan to OCP Group’s desalinated water pipeline project

IFC has granted a €100 million loan to OCP Group, contributing thus to complete the desalinated water pipeline to connect Jorf Lasfar to Khouribga, whose construction is progressing well and is expected to be completed soon. The loan will support the construction of a 219 km pipeline and a new pumping station The infrastructure will […]

Somalia: Key ISIS commander surrenders in mountain stronghold

In a significant breakthrough for Somalia’s counterterrorism efforts, security forces have captured a high-ranking Islamic State commander known as “Laahoor” in the rugged Cal Miskaad mountains. The arrest comes just days after U.S. airstrikes rattled ISIS positions in the region, marking a decisive phase in Puntland’s weeks-long offensive against militant groups. Abdirahman Shirwac Aw-Saciid, who […]

Libya: UNSMIL negotiated Benghazi humanitarian truce ends

The unconditional humanitarian truce in Benghazi negotiated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) between the Islamists and the forces of General Khalifa Hiftar aligned with forces loyal to the Tobruk government has come to an end. It was valid for a period of 12hours and started at 7a.m local time on 19 […]