Guinea’s regime tightens grip, suspends main opposition parties ahead of referendum

With just weeks to go before a highly contentious constitutional referendum, Guinea’s ruling military regime has suspended the country’s three largest opposition parties for 90 days, effectively silencing dissent ahead of a pivotal vote on 21 September. The suspended parties include the Rally of the Guinean People (RPG) of ousted president Alpha Condé, the Union […]

Tunisia signs MoU with Rosatom to become nuclear

Tunisia has taken a step towards nuclear energy after it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom) during the 7th ATOMEXPO 2015 International Forum on Nuclear Energy in Moscow. The signing ceremony which took place on Monday paved the way for official nuclear cooperation between the two parties. Their […]

Morocco well-placed for nuclear shift as global financing stance evolves

Morocco is well-placed to integrate nuclear power into its energy mix, supported by an electricity grid exceeding 10 gigawatts, positioning it among a small group of African countries technically ready to pursue civilian nuclear programmes, Jeune Afrique magazine reported. This came after the World Bank Group ended a decades-long absence from nuclear project financing and […]