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Polish LUG Light Factory to set up production unit in Southern Morocco

Polish manufacturer of professional luminaires and lighting systems, LUG Light Factory, on Thursday signed a declaration of intent to invest in Morocco’s Southern provinces. The document declares the company’s intent to open a production unit of 1electrical equipment, as part of a joint venture with a local operator. The President of the Polish group, Ryszard […]

US looks to Africa to secure energy transition metals

Amid growing global competition for strategic minerals, the US is relying on Africa to reduce the dominance of China over resources used for electric batteries, U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said. “We don’t want to be overly reliant on any one country or any one company for global supply chains for critical minerals,” Adeyemo […]

Togo hosts convention on Eco, the future West African currency

Nearly 200 guests are gathered in Lomé as of this Wednesday to discuss the transition from the CFA to the Eco new currency, decided on December 21, 2019 in Abidjan by the French and Ivorian presidents, Emmanuel Macron and Alassane Ouattara. The plan is for this currency to eventually replace the CFA franc in the […]