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DRC: Demonstrators want EAC force to leave

Authorities in Goma in eastern DRC on Wednesday clashed with demonstrators who were demanding the pullout of East African Community (EAC) force deployed in the east of the country to fight armed groups, Africa News reports. Around one hundred demonstrators gathered in the eastern town to protest against the presence of the regional force, composed […]

Lekela Power signs PPA for 250-MW wind project in Egypt

Lekela Power, a pan-African renewable energy generation company, has sealed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Co (EETC) for its 250-MW wind farm in the Gulf of Suez. The wind farm will be installed near Ras Ghareb and is slated for commissioning in 2021, reports indicated on Wednesday. Once operational, the […]

Morocco, First African Fisheries Producer- FAO

Morocco ranks as the first African fisheries producer and the 13th globally, the UN FAO said in a recent report. China topped the ranking followed by Indonesia, the US, Russia, Peru, India and Japan, shows the report dubbed The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture. Morocco and China remain the largest exporters of Octopus, the […]