UN Human Rights Council

Italian Enel starts construction of 140 MW wind farm in South Africa

Enel Green Power RSA has begun construction of a 140 MW wind farm, in the Amatole District in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. In a statement released on Tuesday, the company said the project will require an overall investment of $226 million and is expected to generate over 460 GWh annually once fully operational. The […]

Guinea takes control of MTN Subsidiary Areeba Guinea, faces challenge of modernizing telecom operator

The Guinean Government has taken control of the telecommunications operator Areeba Guinea, previously owned by the South African group MTN. This move asserts Guinea’s sovereignty over its telecommunications sector, but the real challenge will be revitalising an operator that has fallen behind in modernizing its infrastructure. MTN Guinea had a 21% market share in the […]

Mali: army, northern rebels move closer to decisive confrontation in Kidal region

The Malian army is deploying towards a northern separatist rebel stronghold in the Kidal region in a high-risk operation which could foreshadow a major confrontation and become a turning point after a decade of conflict. A large convoy of the Malian army left Gao on Monday (2 October) and was reportedly headed to the localities […]