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Senegal: Macky Sall wins new term in office with 58.3 per cent of votes

President Macky Sall Thursday won a new term in office after the electoral commission credited him with 58.3 per cent of votes during the Sunday polls, clearly ahead of his rivals who said they rejected the result, but would not lodge a recourse with the Constitutional Council to contest it. Official but provisional results of […]

Libyan Parliament speaker accuses PC Head of connivance with protest attack on Parliament house

Parliament Speaker Aqila Saleh has accused Muhamed Menfi, the Presidential Council’s Head, of having a role in the attack on the Parliament’s HQ in Tobruk last Friday, Libya Observer reports. A nationwide protest swept through Libya last week from Friday calling for elections and replacement of current institutions and figures. The demonstrators stormed the headquarters […]

IFC Supports African Projects of Moroccan Renewable Energy Developer

The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, has teamed with Gaia Energy, a Moroccan renewable energy developer, to set up a joint platform for the development of wind power and other renewable energy projects in Africa. Gaia Energy is active in 10 countries across Africa. The new joint platform will start […]