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BADEA loans Côte d’Ivoire $75m for construction of 7,500 social houses

The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and Cote d’Ivoire signed Monday a loan agreement worth $75 million to be used for the construction of 7,500 social and economic houses to address the housing crisis dogging the West African country. Sidi Ould Tah, Director General of the bank and Adama Coulibaly, Finance Minister […]

MEDays 2022: Experts stress pre-eminence of Moroccan Autonomy Plan as only viable solution to Sahara issue

International experts stressed, Thursday in Tangier during a panel held part of the ongoing 14th MEDays Forum, the pre-eminence of the Moroccan autonomy plan for the southern provinces as the only viable solution to the artificial dispute over the Sahara. Speaking at the panel entitled “Moroccan Sahara: Focus on recent dynamics”, the Managing Partner at […]

Nigeria’s NNPC adopts Saudi Aramco’s security model to curb oil theft

Nigeria has decided to adopt the security infrastructure similar to that of Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco to protect its oil pipelines and curb theft. According to the CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), Mele Kyari, the new security architecture would be unveiled soon and help to curb massive oil pipeline vandalism that […]