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Mauritania: first wind 30 MW energy plant inaugurated

Mauritanian President Ould Abdel Aziz inaugurated Tuesday the country’s first wind energy plant expected to produce about 30 megawatt, enough to cover 14% of energy need of the capital, Nouakchott. The new energy plant worth €43 million was co-funded by Mauritania and the Arab Fund for economic and social development. Mauritanian minister of energy Ahmed […]

Tunisia, biggest supplier of Jihadists to Isis (UN Experts)

The number of Tunisian militants joining the Islamic State in Syria & Iraq is one of the highest among the foreign jihadists adhering to the radical terror group, warned lately the United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries. “Sophisticated travel networks operate to take recruits across the porous borders, and sometimes through areas […]

IMF projects Morocco’s economic growth at 4.5 % in 2021

The International Monetary Fund has lowered slightly its economic forecasts for Morocco saying the Kingdom’s growth is expected to reach 4.5 pc in 2021, while the Fund’s previous projections for the country were estimated at 5 pc. The IMF new outlook takes into account several internal and external factors including the high uncertainty that surrounds […]