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Turkey seeks to tap into Niger’s mining potential

Turkey is diversifying its African partners, moving from east Africa to the Sahel and Niger in particular where Ankara sees mining opportunities. In this respect, Turkey signed a deal to cooperate in the mining sector in the covered uranium-rich but unstable Sahel country. Turkey and Niger signed a provisional pact to boost cooperation in mining, […]

Algeria: Sahara Solar Breeder project, an end to oil energy dependency?

Algeria which is badly hit by the collapse of oil prices on the international market is trying to end its heavy dependency on oil and to diversify its energy production. One of the alternatives raising Algerian authorities’ optimism is the Sahara Solar Breeder project (SSB) being developed in cooperation with Japanese researchers. Algerian and Japanese […]

Polisario a threat to regional stability- Italy’s Luigi Einaudi Think Tank says

Influential Italian Think Tank, Luigi Einaudi, urged the Italian government to take a position in favor of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory and warned of the growing threats to regional stability posed by the Algeria-sponsored Polisario militias. In a detailed analysis, Andrea Cangini, the Think Tank’s Secretary General and former MP, said that Polisario’s […]