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WB, AfDB partner to connect 300 million in Africa to electricity by 2030

The World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group are partnering on an ambitious effort to provide at least 300 million people in Africa with electricity access by 2030. The World Bank Group will work to connect 250 million people to electricity through distributed renewable energy systems or the distribution grid while the African […]

Egypt: Administrative Court Rejects Parliament Approval of Red Sea islands’ Handover to KSA

Egypt’s highest administrative court Tuesday issued a new verdict opposing Egyptian parliament’s approval of government decision to surrender Tiran and Sanafir islands in the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia. The Tuesday ruling is the second by the court. The court, the highest judicial entity to settle administrative disputes, last year ruled against the Egyptian government’s […]

Guinea gives mining companies until August 31 to return export proceeds

Guinea authorities, Thursday August 3, gave August 31 ultimatum to mining companies operating in the country to repatriate at least 50 per cent of their revenues from exports. The warning came from the ministry of Mining and Geology, citing articles of the Guinea’s mining Code. Moussa Magassouba head of the department addressed the companies in […]