The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) plans to build one million water tanks in Senegal, Niger and Burkina Faso to address the water deficit experienced by these Sahel nations. Water is becoming increasingly scarce in Sahel countries, which often already suffer from a structural shortage of water infrastructure. FAO’s initiative will provide some 20,000 women […]
Another discovery has been made by Repsol, a Spanish petroleum company. It discovered gas in Algeria around an area not far from the In Amenas plant which was attacked by terrorists in the beginning of the year. Even though the Spanish company is yet to release an official statement to give details about its finding, […]
The Libyan Public Prosecutor has ordered the arrest and the pre-trial of Culture Minister Mabrouka Tougi, over accusations of corruption in administration and finance transactions. Tougi was interrogated on Dec. 29 and has been detained pending an investigation against her over allegations of corruption following a decision by the prosecution. A brief statement by the […]
