The Egyptian government has assigned a Bombardier-led consortium to build its monorail system in a contract valued at $4.5b. Bombardier and its partners, Orascom Construction and Arab Contractors, will build and maintain the system aiming to decongest the Egyptian capital and ease commute for its 20 million inhabitants. The system will be made of two […]
Niger’s oil exports are under threat, as armed rebels have warned of more attacks on the pipeline designed to carry oil to neighboring Benin, prompting a Chinese state-owned petroleum company to recently suspend all construction at the Agadem oilfield in eastern Niger. Recent months have seen a series of attacks by the Patriotic Liberation Front […]
African Union’s Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, arrived in Port-Sudan on 16 November for a four-day mission that includes meetings with Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Justice Ministry, and the Public Prosecutor. His visit comes amid serious accusations against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of mass killings that some analysts now […]
