Moroccan Mohamed Benhammou – president of African Cyber Security Federation

Paris refuses junta’s demand to withdraw ambassador from Niger amid anti-France rallies

Thousands of Nigeriens gathered over the weekend in the capital Niamey and near France’s largest military base, demonstrating against French interference in their country’s internal affairs, as Paris rejected the junta’s demand for the French ambassador to leave the country. Tens of thousands of people rallied Niamey Saturday (26 August) in support of last month’s […]

Morocco to sign first green hydrogen contracts in Q4

Morocco, which has released an offer to investors, expects to sign the first preliminary contracts to produce green hydrogen in the country in the fourth quarter this year. Some 100 investors have expressed interest in Morocco’s green hydrogen potential, said Mohcen Jazouli, minister in charge of investment in an interview with Medias24. Investors will have […]

Former Nigerian militants get contracts to combat oil theft

Nigeria’s state oil company NNPC announced it has hired a firm owned by former militant Tompolo, whose movement’s attacks on facilities in the early 2000s crippled oil production, to protect installations and tackle rampant theft. It was one of five security contracts awarded as theft and pipeline sabotage have cut Nigeria’s oil exports by nearly […]