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Lekela Power signs PPA for 250-MW wind project in Egypt

Lekela Power, a pan-African renewable energy generation company, has sealed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Co (EETC) for its 250-MW wind farm in the Gulf of Suez. The wind farm will be installed near Ras Ghareb and is slated for commissioning in 2021, reports indicated on Wednesday. Once operational, the […]

Morocco Captures Algerian Military Officers, Polisario Fighters in Guergarat

The Royal Armed Forces conducted an operation that foiled an Algerian plan to establish a polisario separatist military presence in the southernmost tip of the Sahara, Guergarat, capturing 6 Algerian military officers and several polisario fighters. The news is relayed by Assabah daily which says that the Moroccan Armed Forces (known by the French acronym […]

King Mohammed VI urges international initiative to enable Sahel countries to access Atlantic coast

King Mohammed VI has called for launching an international initiative to help Sahel countries access the Atlantic Ocean. In a speech marking the 48th anniversary of the Green March he delivered Monday evening, the King recalled the difficulties facing African sister countries in the Sahel. Such issues “will not be solved by security and military […]