Nigeria approves $1bn Chinese loan for Hydropower project

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $1 billion Chinese loan from Chinese EXIM Bank for the development of the Gurara II hydroelectric project in Kaduna State in the north of the country. The Gurara II hydroelectric dam will produce 360 MW. The Gurara River is already serving to generate 30 MW of electricity and […]

Morocco’s migration strategy is neither circumstantial nor opportunistic

Morocco’s migration strategy is neither circumstantial nor opportunistic. Rather, it embodies a natural symbiosis between principles and projections, said Permanent Representative to the UN, Omar Hilale. Addressing the first International Migration Review Forum held in New York this week, the diplomat underlined that the strategy adopted by Morocco on migration is part of the natural […]

COP28: African leaders to make their unified voice heard at UN climate summit

After a year of record temperatures, deadly floods and devastating wildfires, not least in Africa, the annual UN summit — the COP28 climate conference — opened in Dubai on Thursday (30 November), aiming to stave off climate catastrophe. Hosted by the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, the discussions at 28th edition of the Conference of the […]