Start-ups are eyeing Kenya as African e-mobility hub

E-mobility start-up Roam recently partnered with M-Kopa, a Nairobi-based clean energy financier, to provide thousands of e-motorcycles to riders in Kenya, after becoming the first startup in the country to convert petrol-powered motorbikes to electric last year, starting with a fleet of 100. “This is one of the biggest leaps for electric mobility in Africa,“ […]

UN: Morocco Calls for Combating Non-State Armed Groups Threatening World’s Maritime Corridors

Morocco foreign minister Nasser Bourita has called for combating non-State armed groups which are now threatening the world’s maritime corridors and straits. The minister, who delivered Morocco’s statement at the 81st session of UN General Assembly convening in New York, said the threat of these non-State armed groups is growing, sounding the alarm against their […]

Egypt transfers pharaonic solar boat to Grand Museum

Egypt’s tourism ministry moved Saturday the pharaonic solar boat of ancient King Khufu to the Grand Egyptian Museum, as part of efforts to preserve the iconic historical piece for future generations. The boat, dating back to some 4,500 years and discovered in 1954 at the southern corner of the Great Pyramid of Khufu, was exhibited […]