Regionalization Conference

Mauritania’s President woos European investors for green hydrogen projects

Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazoauni boasted the North African country’s green hydrogen potential and called on European investors attending the European Union – African Union summit at the Global Gateway Forum to seize opportunities. “Our country, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, with its enormous renewable energy potential (estimated at 4,000 GW, of which […]

Algerian army in disarray as Russian supplies plummet

Algeria is rushing to find an alternative to Russian arms which has fallen sharply due to the war effort in Ukraine. Algeria has for long been the third buyer of Russian arms which make up more than 80% of its arsenal. The war in Ukraine has disrupted major transactions, including a 7 billion-dollar-deal to buy […]

Morocco to start building 5 new big dams in 2021

Morocco will start building in 2021 five large dams with a total storage capacity of 525 million m3 that will enable the Kingdom to improve its drinking water and irrigation capacities. The construction of these dams, to cost the state around $538 million, is part of the national drinking water supply and irrigation program 2020-2027, […]