UN_Chief_Antonio Guterres

Zambia: Japanese company to invest $200 million in solar energy

The Japanese company Univergy Solar has announced it will invest $200 million in Zambia to carry out two solar photovoltaic projects. The investment will enable the new independent power producer (IPP) to build two photovoltaic solar power plants. The first plant will be located in northern Zambia, with a capacity of 135 MWp. The second, […]

Sahara: Trump sends diplomatic & military delegation to Laayoune

A U.S. delegation composed of diplomats and military officials from the American Embassy in Rabat reportedly arrived on Monday in the Moroccan Saharan city of Laayoune for talks with MINURSO leadership, including Head of UN Mission Alexander Ivanko and Commander of MINURSO Force, Major Gen. Fakhrul Ahsan. According to press reports, talks are expected to […]

Tunisia forecasts 7,200 covid-19-related death by end of 2020

The Tunisian health ministry Tuesday said it fears 7,200 people might die of the covid-19 pandemic as the country continues registering steady cases of contaminations now standing at 42,227 since March when the first case was reported. The alert came from the ministry’s spokesperson Nissaf Ben Alaya who told local radio Express fm that the […]