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Egypt cancels $50M solar power plant project in Aswan

Egypt’s New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) decided to cancel a project for the establishment of a 50-megawatt solar power plant in the South of Aswan worth a $50 million investment, Asharq Business reports citing three officials. Per the sources who asked not be named because not allowed to speak on the matter, the establishment […]

Security Council Renews MINURSO Mandate Until October 31

UN Security Council adopted resolution 2414 renewing the mandate of the UN mission to the Sahara, MINURSO, for another six months until October 31. The resolution took note of “the Moroccan proposal presented on 11 April 2007 to the Secretary-General” (a reference to the autonomy initiative) and welcomed the “credible Moroccan efforts to move the […]

Drumbeat of Bad News Continues for Pseudo-Sahrawi Republic

After the spate of setbacks it suffered recently, the drumbeat of bad news for the Polisario and its self-proclaimed Sahrawi republic seems to be continuing as Jamaica has announced this week that it withdraws its recognition of the Sahrawi entity. In an official document of the Jamaican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, dated […]