Mauritanian businessman Mohamed Ould bouamatou

Bahrain to launch first home-made satellite in December 2023

Bahrain will launch its first 100 percent locally-built satellite by the end of December 2023, the commander of the royal court announced Sunday, Arab News reports. Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa indicated that a group of Bahraini youth who are qualified in the field of space science and technology will contribute to building the satellite. […]

Gates Foundation pledges $7 billion to help fund Africa’s agriculture, health

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said it was committing $7 billion to Africa over the next four years, as the American billionaire and philanthropist warned that the Ukraine crisis was reducing the amount of aid flowing to the continent. Bill Gates has pledged to use 5.4% of his net worth to finance Africa’s health […]

Morocco: Construction of 1st phase of Taza wind farm launched

The construction works of the first phase of Taza wind farm (Northwest Morocco) have been launched by the consortium composed of Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN), National Office of Electricity & Drinking Water (ONEE), EDF Renewables and Mitsui & Co. This project, to cost 1.5 billion DH, will employ over 500 people and will […]