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Senegal interested in Tunisia’s renewable energy policies

The government of Senegal is interested in learning from Tunisia best practices in matters of renewable energy production policies. In this connection, a Senegalese team was dispatched to Tunisia to examine the pilot phase of the purchase of surplus renewable energy production from individuals implemented by the North African country. Tunisia’s longer-term goal, as set […]

Morocco has more mobile phone subscriptions than people, official statistics

Morocco has 46.67 million mobile phone subscribers, that is more than the entire population estimated at 40 million people.   The latest figures released by telecoms regulator ANRT show that mobile phone penetration rate last year was 131.14%, noting that subscriptions in mobile phone services operated by the three main companies rose 20.54% last year. […]

Uganda: Bobi Wine nominated for 2026 election, urges Museveni to ‘hand over power’

Pop star-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi, known as Bobi Wine, was officially nominated on Wednesday (24 September) as a presidential candidate for Uganda’s 2026 general elections, reigniting his high-profile rivalry with long-serving President Yoweri Museveni. The 43-year-old Wine will represent the National Unity Platform (NUP), becoming the sixth candidate cleared by the Electoral Commission. Justice Simon Byabakama […]