Moroccan FAR field hospital in Benslimane

Energy: Financial boost for 44-MW dam in Côte d’Ivoire

The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has approved a bridge loan facility of $170 million for the construction of the 44 MW Singrobo-Ahouaty hydropower projects in Côte d’Ivoire. The deal was concluded in mid-December, when a first disbursement was made for the project, in which the AFC has also invested equity. “As our first equity investment […]

Sierra Leone ordered to revoke ban on pregnant schoolgirls

West Africa’s top court on Thursday ordered Sierra Leone to revoke a ban on pregnant girls in school, a move activists hope could lead to challenges against similar laws across Africa. Sierra Leone’s ban was adopted in 2015 as teenage pregnancies rose during an Ebola epidemic. In October, the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary […]

Egyptian & Greek Rescue Teams in Search of Missing EgyptAir Flight

Egyptian national forces and coastguards assisted by Greek forces have been mobilized on the Mediterranean to look for the missing EgyptAir flight MS804, which disappeared from radar between Paris and Cairo. The plane Airbus A320 is believed to have crashed into the Mediterranean at 2:30 am local time, around 280km north of the Egyptian coast. […]