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Niger: Protestors call for arrest of former President Issoufou Mahamadou for treason

A group of demonstrators took to the streets Sunday November 5 in Niamey, capital of Niger, calling for the arrest of ex-President Issoufou Mahamadou that they accuse of treason, reports say. The protestors hailing from various Civil society organizations held banners reading “Issoufou Mahamadou, traitor to the nation”. Mahamadou, 71, led the country from April […]

Equatorial Guinea: Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua appointed new Prime Minister

Equatorial Guinea has a new Prime Minister. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema appointed Central Bank Director Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua on August 17, according to a decree issued almost three weeks after the resignation of the previous government, which he had deemed “ineffective”. A young banker to manage the government, that’s the choice of the president […]

Global Electricity Review 2022 lauds Morocco’s wind power achievements

Morocco was cited as a good example in the Global Electricity Review 2022, thanks to its investments in wind power which now accounts for 17% of the country’s energy mix. The report, published by energy think tank Ember, highlights Morocco’s continental leadership in clean energy which outperformed the global average of 12%. The share of […]