WB & IMF

World Bank grants Egypt $9.13 M to expand the greater cairo air pollution management and climate change project

Egypt has secured $9.13-million grants from the World Bank for the expansion of the management of e-waste and healthcare waste under Greater Cairo pollution reduction project, the country’s Ministry of International Cooperation said in a statement. The grant would reinforce the original project’s environmental benefits, both locally and publicly, by improving e-waste and healthcare waste […]

Futsal Africa Cup of Nations Kicks off in Laayoune

The sixth edition of the CAF Futsal Africa Cup of Nations kicked off Tuesday in the Southern city of Laayoune with an opening ceremony attended by CAF President, Ahmad Ahmad, President of the Moroccan Royal Football Federation, Faouzi Lekja, and several figures from the world of football. The opening game of this championship opposed Equatorial […]

Algeria scraps mega solar energy Desertec project

Algeria has decided to abandon German Desertec project, one of the world largest solar energy initiative to generate energy from the Sahara desert. “The Desertec project is outdated. Let’s forget it,” Energy Minister Abdelmadjid Attar told state-run radio chaine 1. The Energy Minister argued that the €400 billion project proposed to the gas-rich country is […]