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Chad Reiterates Support for Royal Initiative to Facilitate Sahel Countries’ Access to Atlantic Ocean

Chadian Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah has “reiterated his country’s support for the Royal Initiative to promote access to the Atlantic Ocean for the countries of the Sahel.” In a joint Communiqué issued Wednesday in Dakhla following a meeting with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, the Chadian official “underlined the interest shown by the two Heads […]

Tullow to construct $1 billion oil pipeline in Kenya

Tullow Oil, a leading independent oil exploration and production company, aims to complete the construction of a $1 billion oil pipeline in Kenya by 2022. According to Tullow Oil Kenya Managing Director Martin Mbogo, the 821 km pipeline will transport around 80,000 barrels of oil per day from the Lokichar oilfields in Northern Kenya to […]

King Mohammed VI Gives Substance to National Water Plan

Few days after announcing a €10.8 billion (115.4 billion MAD) national plan to meet Morocco’s increasing water needs over the next seven year, King Mohammed VI inaugurated a dam near Essaouira worth about €87 million (920 million dirhams). Built on Oued Ksoub, Moulay Abderrahmane dam, with a 65 million m3 capacity, will secure drinking water […]