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French development agency injects $170 million to stabilize power supply in Nigeria

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has officially launched a $170 million power transmission project. The project called the Abuja Feeding Scheme is financed by the French Development Agency (AFD) and provides for building five transmission substations over a 24-month period. The move will help Africa’s most populous nation to stabilize the quality of power […]

Algerian army scapegoats two former PMs ahead of unpopular elections

Two Prime Ministers who both served under President Abdelaziz Bouteflika were sentenced to lengthy prison terms on corruption related charges in a move that aims to appease the anger of Algerian protesters ahead of unpopular elections next Thursday. Ahmed Ouyahia and Abdelmalek Sellal, close allies of Bouteflika, received 15 years in prison and $16,000 in […]

Africa Climate Summit: continent’s leaders ‘must dare speak unspeakable’

As Kenya is preparing to host the Africa Climate Summit next month, African leaders should be ready for serious and frank discussions about the climate change challenges that threaten to make large parts of the continent uninhabitable. The event will take place alongside Africa Climate Week (ACW) 2023 and a pre-event, the 11th Conference on […]