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Paris-headquartered Maurel & Prom pledges to invest $85m in Gabon

Maurel & Prom, an oil company based in Paris, has announced it will invest $85 million to develop its activities in Gabon this year after spending $67 million in the African country last year. Maurel CEO Olivier de Langavant indicated that planned investment in Gabon is a chunk of the company’s total 2023 investment put […]

Sahara: UN Petitioners Denounce Polisario Embezzlement of Foreign Aid; Back Morocco’s Autonomy Plan

Several petitioners took the floor before the fourth committee of the UN General Assembly to denounce the corruption of the Algeria-backed Polisario separatists and their embezzlement of the international aid destined for the sequestered Sahrawis in Tindouf Camps, Algeria. One petitioner said the sequestered Sahrawis in the Tindouf camps are held against their will by […]

Morocco’s Power Company Partners with Atos & Siemens for Its Smart Grid Project

Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) has teamed up with Atos and Siemens on smart management of power grid (smart grid), which uses IT to monitor power generation and demand in near real-time, providing more reliable and cost-effective system. This project is part of the country’s digital transformation agenda. It will enable […]