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Electricity: Morocco opens bids for 1,000 km UHV transmission line

Morocco has launched bids for the construction of a 1,000 km ultra-high-voltage alternating current line to transmit about 2 GW between Boujdour and Tensift, with applications due Jan. 15, 2026. In a press release, Morocco’s National Office for Electricity & Potable Water (ONEE) says the power line will connect the regions of Boujdour and Tensift, […]

South Africa’s Sanlam Takes over Morocco’s SAHAM Insurance Business in Africa for $1.05 bln

ape-Town based insurer Sanlam said it will fully acquire Morocco’s SAHAM group insurance business in Africa in a $1.05 billion deal. The deal will give Sanlam access to SAHAM’s 26 markets across North Africa, the Middle East and West Africa and builds on its business that spans 11 African countries, India and Malaysia. SAHAM Finances, […]

Is Algeria’s regime distancing itself from Russia to avoid U.S. ire?

In a bid to maintain their strong grip on power and avoid U.S. sanctions for financing Moscow’s war in Ukraine through the purchase of Russian weapons, the Algerian rulers started distancing themselves from their Russian historical ally and main arms supplier. According to Spanish newspaper “El Confidencial” and French daily “Courrier International”, the Algerian military […]