The Mauritanian Upper House voted against an amendment package providing, inter alia, for changing the flag to include a red strip representing the blood split during resistance against the French colonial authorities. The Upper House members voted 33 against and 22 in favor of the amendment, which also included abolishing the Upper House and changing […]
Morocco won the presidency of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in an event that highlights the Kingdom’s clout and leadership within the continent. The one-year-term presidency will feature the chairmanship by Morocco’s industrial minister Ryad Mezzour of the Confederation of African Ministers for Finance, Planning, and Economic Development. Algeria, as was expected, attempted […]
The Egyptian New and Renewable Energy Authority has released a report on its official website detailing the private sector’s involvement in the development of electricity generation projects from solar and wind energy, aiming for a total capacity of 18,550 megawatts by 2030. The report highlights that new wind energy power plants, set to be operational […]
