Moroccan & Israeli ambassadors to Washington Lalla Joumala & Michael Herzog

Rural electrification: Uganda seeks distribution transformers

The Rural Electrification Agency of Uganda has received funds for the acquisition of supply and delivery of self-protected distribution transformers. Self-protecting distribution transformers incorporate a circuit-breaking safety system that shuts down the transformer in the event of an internal fault.   The Rural Electrification Agency in a notice release earlier this week invites sealed bids […]

10 people killed in landslide in DRC in wake of flash floods

At least 10 people have died in the province of North Kivu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) due to heavy rains, after 400 other people were killed in flash floods. The landslide occurred after Tuesday night heavy rains in the village of Miringati, Lubero territory, in North Kivu. Administrative head Edgar Kasombolene […]

Burkinabe junta leader prioritizes security over elections, plans constitutional changes

Burkina Faso’s junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore, who came to power in a 2022 coup, has said that elections in the country are “not a priority” compared to “security,” despite the military leadership’s earlier pledges to return to democracy with presidential elections by July 2024. “It’s not a priority, I’ll tell you that clearly, it’s […]