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Cameroon applies for $34.7m loan from IsDB to rebuild infrastructure in restive Anglophone region

Cameroon under the directives of President Paul Biya has lined up for a $34.7 million loan from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to finance the Presidential Plan for the Reconstruction and Development of the Anglophone Regions of Northwest and Southwest. The plan estimated at around $3 billion encompasses three phases namely rehabilitation and development of […]

Diplomats from Sahel countries impressed by development in Morocco’s southern provinces

A delegation of diplomats from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Chad have expressed admiration for the development drive in the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region, as well as in the other southern provinces. Following meetings with the Secretary-General of the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab Region’s Wilaya, Abderrazak El Gourji, and the Vice-President of the Regional Council, Moulay Boutal Lembarki, […]

DR Congo to relocate 10,000 families from cobalt-rich region

The Democratic republic of Congo’s authorities will relocate some 10,000 families from a south-eastern town rich in cobalt estimated to be worth billions of dollars, local media reported. The mineral-rich nation produces 60% of the world’s supply of cobalt. The mineral is used to produce lithium-ion batteries used to power electric cars, laptops and smartphones. […]