The government of Burkina Faso has secured a $51 million deal from the European Union (EU) and the French Development Agency to support the construction of power transmission lines from Nigeria to Burkina Faso. The Dorsale Nord project features 880 km of high-voltage transmission lines from Birnin Kebi in Nigeria to Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso. […]
Algerian Customs officers and borders agents have discovered lately radioactive waste in three containers shipped from China to Algiers port. According to Algerian local press, the tests carried out on the suspected hazardous merchandise and material found in the containers were indeed radioactive stones and rocks. The containers were imported by an Algerian businessman. Investigators […]
Morocco’s population is projected to rise from 36.8 million in 2024 to 43.3 million in 2060, but growth will slow sharply as the country enters a period of near demographic stagnation, according to new projections from the High Commission for Planning (HCP). Under the agency’s central scenario, the population would expand by 17.8% over the […]
