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Norwegian Scatec to build 5 gigawatts wind power plant in Egypt

Norwegian renewable power producer Scatec ASA will build a 5 gigawatts wind power plant in the Egyptian city of Sohag, near the Nile, following a $5 billion deal signed with the Egyptian ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy. In line with the deal, the two sides signed Wednesday an agreement for Egypt’s New and Renewable […]

Mauritanian prominent anti-slavery activist and presidential hopeful arrested

A prominent anti-slavery activist Biram Dah Abeid has been taken into custody in Mauritania, a month before legislative elections in the country. Rights groups fear a politically-motivated move to silence opposition in the West African nation. According to the UK-based newspaper, The Guardian, Biram Dah Abeid, the leader of Mauritania’s Initiative for the Resurgence of […]

Coronavirus: Moroccan researchers develop facemasks & shields

As necessity is the mother of invention a team of Moroccan researchers of the Rabat International University has developed face shields that can be worn by doctors and nurses to protect themselves while treating coronavirus patients. The Moroccan scientists have also produced “more durable FFP masks” to replace disposable masks. These two new facemasks and […]