The Democratic Republic of Congo’s ambitious Grand Inga Dam project, potentially Africa’s largest hydropower initiative, has entered crucial funding discussions with international financial institutions. The proposed 80-billion-dollar development promises to generate 44,000 megawatts, potentially powering much of the African continent. The project envisions six additional hydropower stations complementing two existing facilities near western DRC’s waterfall […]
The UK Foreign Affairs Committee has labelled Saddek Elkaber, the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) “well-known financier of militias and gangsters” who runs a “troubled organization.” The committee’s bashing of the Libyan official comes after a meeting between Elkaber and Governor of Bank of England Andrew Bailey in July, Libya Update reports. […]
President Sisi has promised a reform to speed up judiciary procedures as part of a crackdown on extremists and terrorists. During the funeral ceremony of Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat killed in a terror attack, President Sisi said “swift justice” will be introduced in order to free the judiciary’s hand for a“battle” the country is prepared to wage despite criticism […]
