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UN Security Council renews mandate for peace keeping mission in CAR

The UN Security Council extended Wednesday November 15 for a year the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) until Nov. 15, 2024. The extension came under resolution 2709, approved by 14 of the 15 Security Council members bar Russia which abstained. The resolution also decides that the peacekeeping mission, […]

Egypt, Romania ink MoU to bolster cooperation in science, technology research

The “Funding Body of Science, Technology and Innovation” of the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Romanian Ministry of “Research, Innovation and Digital” have penned a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in the field of science and technology. The agreement signed Sunday aims at enhancing cooperation between the two parties […]

Kenya: UK invests $66 million in Malindi’s 52 MW solar project

In Kenya, Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC Group) has pledged to invest about $67 million in the Malindi solar project. The project with an expected capacity of 52 MWp is developed by Malindi Solar Group, an ad hoc company created by an independent power producer [IPP] in the East Africa nation. Earlier this year Jeremy Hunt, […]