Algerian protester Said-Chetouane

Morocco, eighth largest recipient of investments in renewable energy- report

Morocco was ranked the eighth largest recipient of financial flows in renewable energy at 6.2 billion dollars between 2010 and 2021, a new renewable energy agency report said. Most of these financial flows went to solar, followed by wind, said the report, to which the international energy agency also contributed along with the World Bank. […]

IFC plans investment fund to help African film industry grow

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) said it is working with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Nigeria’s EbonyLife Media to study the feasibility of launching a pan-African investment vehicle targeting the continent’s film sector. The initiative aims to unlock fresh private and institutional capital to help African producers create and distribute stories for global audiences, […]

Libya: France takes political agreement initiative

France has confirmed that the Prime Minister-designate Fayez Serraj of the UN-backed Government of National Accord will be meeting, in Paris on Tuesday, with Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar of the Libyan National Army, loyal to the Tobruk-based House of Representative. An official statement highlighted that the initiative is geared towards facilitating “a political agreement” between […]