The Moroccan government announced its plan to build 800,000 housing units by 2022, in order to meet an increasing demand pushed by demographic growth and expanding urbanization. Housing Minister Nabil Ben Abdellah explained in an address at the housing fair “Al Omrane Expo 2017” in Casablanca that the government attaches priority to housing. In this […]
Benin is planning to generate 300 Megawatt in terms of solar energy by 2030, as the western African country strives to mitigate the energy deficit. Samou Séidou Adambi, the country’s minister of Energy made the announcement Saturday October 7 on the sidelines of the 15th Summit of ministers of Energy of the regional organization, ECOWAS. […]
Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni was handed Tuesday a two year- prison sentence on appeal as crackdown on dissent intensifies after months of anti-government demonstrations in Algeria. Drareni, 40, is the director of the Casbah Tribune, the correspondent of the French TV5 Monde channel and Reporters without Borders in Algeria. Drareni, who has been held in […]
