King Mohammed VI & King Abdallah of Jordan

EU Reprimands Algeria over Human Rights

The European Council has severely criticized Algeria over its deplorable human rights record notably with regards to the freedom of assembly and expression. The European Council deplored, in the EU annual report on human rights and democracy in the world in 2016, that the exercise of fundamental rights “notably the freedom of assembly and freedom […]

Rwanda: Paul Kagame re-elected leader of ruling party

Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi), the ruling party in Rwanda, re-elected Sunday country President Paul Kagame as its leader, ahead of the presidential polls to take place next year. An election at the party 16th congress gave Kagame overwhelming majority, with 2,999 votes, or 99.8% of the total votes, over his closest contender Abdulkarim Harelimana who […]

King Mohammed VI Launches Final Stage of World’s Largest Solar Plant

Morocco has bolstered its leadership in renewable energies with the inauguration of the fourth and final stage of the Noor Solar plant complex in Ouarzazate with a 582 MW total capacity. King Mohammed VI launched works to achieve the fourth phase, which uses photovoltaic (PV) technology to produce electricity. The site will have a capacity […]