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Nairobi diesel power plant to be converted to gas-fired generators

The Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE)-listed AEP Energy will convert the two diesel-fired Nairobi power plants it’s acquiring from Iberafrica to gas-fired generators whose electricity is cleaner and cheaper, the company said.   The South African giant is buying out Spanish company Naturgy Energy Group, which held 100 per cent shareholding in the Iberafrica diesel plants […]

Morocco: Marrakech to host E-Prix race in place of unstable Hong Kong

The city of Marrakech will play host February next year for a Formula E race, previously planned to take place in Hong Kong, as the Chinese city has been rocked by months-long anti-Beijing protest. A council meeting of the FIA World Motor Sports held in Germany late last week chose the Moroccan city to replace […]

Paris refuses junta’s demand to withdraw ambassador from Niger amid anti-France rallies

Thousands of Nigeriens gathered over the weekend in the capital Niamey and near France’s largest military base, demonstrating against French interference in their country’s internal affairs, as Paris rejected the junta’s demand for the French ambassador to leave the country. Tens of thousands of people rallied Niamey Saturday (26 August) in support of last month’s […]