A report by FSD Africa, a UK-funded development agency, found that a greener economy in Africa could create 3.3 million jobs by 2030, mainly in the renewable energy sector. The report focuses on five countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa, where approximately 60% of green economy jobs will […]
The Security Council Thursday extended for one year the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), entrusted with supporting the North African country’s political process and key national institutions, as well as coordination of international assistance. The new resolution, extending UNSMIL’s mandate through 15 September 2018, was unanimously adopted by the Security […]
Egypt is set to build the largest petrochemical complex in Africa and the Middle East to refine and produce a range of petroleum and chemical products, Zawya reports. The project will cost $7.5 billion and will cover an area of 3.56 million square meters located in the Ain Sokhna Industrial Zone of the Suez Canal […]
