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Kenya to go all out for renewable energy

Kenya authorities plan to invest more in solar energy as results from the Garissa solar power plant in eastern Kenya helps to stabilize electricity prices in the Eastern African nation. According to Simon Gicharu, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the rural electrification and renewable energy company (Rerec), the Kenyan government will not rest […]

Tunisia: New Cabinet Team Unveiled; Early Elections Avoided

Tunisia’s Prime Minister designate Elyes Fakhfakh on Wednesday unveiled his new coalition government after reaching an agreement with Ennahda moderate Islamist Party. Fakhfakh said the new cabinet team, composed of 30 ministers and 2 secretaries of state, is the result of consensus between parties and parliamentary blocs involved in the consultations. The new cabinet represents […]

UN rights chief urges Libya, EU, to protect migrants crossing the central Mediterranean

The UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet has urged Libya and the European Union to step up efforts to protect migrants crossing the central Mediterranean and called for urgent reform of current policies and practices on search and rescue “that too often rob migrants of their lives, dignity and fundamental human rights.” The real tragedy is […]