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World Bank commits $200 mln to support Ethiopia’s renewable energy program

The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved $200 million in funding for the establishment of a Renewable Energy Guarantees Program (REGREP) in Ethiopia. These funds, to be disbursed by the International Development Association (IDA), will help the authorities in Addis Ababa to reform their regulatory framework and gear it up for private investment and […]

Russia urges political solution for Sahara

Russia has urged a halt of hostilities in the Sahara and stressed on the need for a political solution, after the Algeria-backed Polisario announced unilaterally that it will continue to violate a UN-brokered ceasefire. The Moroccan Royal Armed Forces have carried out an operation to clear Morocco’s only road link with the rest of Africa […]

Somaliland rejects Uganda’s offer to facilitate reunification talks with Somalia

Somaliland, a breakaway region that declared autonomy from Somalia in 1991, has said it has no plans to discuss reunification with Somalia despite the Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s announcement he was willing to act as a “unification mediator” between the two governments. “Any dialogue that transpires between Somaliland and Somalia will not discuss unification, but […]