Egypt has officially launched a Fund dedicated to investment in the Nile Basin, aimed at fostering development through collaboration with neighboring countries. This initiative was announced on October 14. The fund is designed to facilitate investment in development and infrastructure projects across the Nile Basin nations, adhering to strict economic standards to enhance project success […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) plans to build one million water tanks in Senegal, Niger and Burkina Faso to address the water deficit experienced by these Sahel nations. Water is becoming increasingly scarce in Sahel countries, which often already suffer from a structural shortage of water infrastructure. FAO’s initiative will provide some 20,000 women […]
France has begun pulling out its troops from Niger after being ordered out of the West African nation by the military junta that ousted the pro-Paris president in a July coup, the military said Tuesday (10 October). “The first troops have left,” the spokesman of the French chief of staff said, confirming an earlier announcement […]
