Stephanie Williams, ONU, Nasser Bourita,

Egypt to invest $748.5M in drilling 46 new oil and gas wells

The Egyptian Government plans to drill 46 new oil and gas wells this fiscal year, with an investment of $748.5 million. Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Karim Badawi, announced on Monday that 15 agreements are in the pipeline, accompanied by $20 million in signing bonuses. The Government aims to boost domestic output, reduce imports, […]

Niger: Military helicopter crashes, three crew members killed

Niger’s ministry of Defense announced Monday the crash of a military helicopter and the death of three members of the crew, during a drill. “This Monday, December 26, 2022, around 10:40 am local time, an MI-17 helicopter of the Nigerien Armed Forces, returning from a routine training flight, crashed while landing on the military runway […]

Rabat Hosts MED Conference on Climate Change Sept.8th

Morocco’s capital city of Rabat will host next Sept.8th an international conference on climate change in the Mediterranean ahead of COP22 scheduled in Marrakech Nov.7-18, 2016. Organized by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Union for the Mediterranean, the conference on “Climate Action in the Mediterranean” will discuss climate change adaptation, mitigation and climate […]