The African Development Bank (AfDB) will invest up to $25 million in a private equity fund for renewable energy projects across Sub-Saharan Africa. According to the continental lender, the Board of Directors has approved an equity investment of up to $25 million in ARCH Africa Renewable Power Fund (ARPF), a $250 million private equity fund […]
West Africa is becoming a central node in global cocaine trafficking, as powerful criminal groups from the Western Balkans expand their footprint across the region, a new report has revealed. Once operating largely behind the scenes, Albanian- and Slavic-speaking networks have now entrenched themselves in countries like Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, and Cape Verde. These […]
Morocco’s dam filling rate dropped to an average 47% nationwide as a surge in demand and fewer rainfall put a strain on the country’s water resources, water department said. Morocco has stopped irrigation in regions where water storage reached critical levels such as the key agricultural Souss region. Only the region of Loukous in north […]
