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Morocco, Spain pool efforts to support scientific research in energy sector

The financing agreements for the first projects to be selected under “INNO ESPAMAROC ENERGY,” were signed in Rabat this week to give substance to the initiative, launched in December 2018, by Morocco and Spain in a bid to strengthen co-innovation through promoting scientific and technological cooperation, and exchanging knowledge in renewable energies and green technologies. […]

Libya: Militia infighting in Tripoli kills at least nine

About a dozen people were killed and many terrorized by clashes between two heavily armed militia groups in Libya’s capital, the latest bout of violence in the largely lawless North African nation, officials said Saturday August 10. The clashes, which involved heavy weapons, occurred Friday in Tripoli’s eastern neighborhood of Tajoura for long hours between […]

Burkina Faso increases defense budget by nearly 50 per cent for 2023

Burkina Faso authorities have budgeted $1.09 billion for defense expenditure this year, an increase of 49.43 per cent compared to last year, to address security concerns caused by terrorism activities. The West African country has been grappling with insecurity caused by terrorists and a political instability. The central government has lost around 40 per cent […]