OCP to bolster fertilizer production at home, in Africa

OCP has signed a €80 million deal with Finland’s Outotec to build a sulphuric acid plant, an investment that comes only few days after the Moroccan phosphates exporter signed a €255 million agreement with Spain’s Intecsa to build two similar plants. The new plants will help OCP maintain leadership in the phosphates-based fertilizers market especially […]

AFRICOM Chief: Morocco, regional leader exporting security & economic development in Africa

General Michael Langley, AFRICOM commander, has described Morocco as a regional leader exporting security and economic development throughout the African continent. In his latest statement during a Senate hearing, the four-star General said the North African Kingdom provides training to more than 1200 African partners annually. The training includes every level of military education from […]

Guinea: AfDB supports rural electrification with over €760,000

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has just awarded a grant of nearly €762,000 to Guinea. The amount, granted through the AfDB Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), will support the Guinean Rural Electrification Agency sett up solar off-grid projects for the country’s villages. According to the bank, funds will be used, among others, to finance […]