OCP – Nigeria March 2021

Tunisia: Dissident Marzouk names his new party

Former Secretary General of ruling party Nidaa Tounes Mohsen Marzouk Tuesday announced the name of his new party and date of its press conference, reports say. The new party is according to Tunisian newspaper ”Tunisie Numerique” called “Path of reconstruction” and will hold a conference on January 7 in a move to announce the date […]

Africa, backed by EU investment, is poised to lead global green hydrogen boom

African countries are aspiring to establish themselves as renewables-driven hubs to supply escalating global demand for green hydrogen, just as hydrogen diplomacy has intensified in recent years, with the EU outpacing other competitors on the green hydrogen front in Africa. More than 50 projects have now been proposed across Africa to supply an expected surge […]

Foreign fighters from Europe hired to protect DRC’s resource-rich east from M23 rebels

Retired military officers from Europe are protecting the highly-prized resource-rich North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from falling to Rwandan-backed M23 rebels, according to a recent report by the Deutsche Welle (DW). Some of them pointed out, in an interview, that while the job is well paid, they must often deal […]