egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris

Ethiopia: Tender for six solar power plants

The Ethiopian Ministry of Energy has issued tenders for the installation of six large-scale solar power plants. The plants will be developed under a public-private partnership framework and their construction is expected to cost around $795 million. These infrastructures are planned to be located in the states of Afar, Somali, Oromia and Tigray with the […]

European Parliament members rebuke Spain for letting in Polisario leader facing rape charges

Members of the European parliament have denounced the Spanish decision to let in Polisario leader Ibrahim Ghali who faces charges of for war crimes, human rights abuses and rape. “‘I am wondering how is it possible that the authorities of #Spain allow the illegal entry with a false identity of a person Brahim Ghali accused […]

Equatorial Guinea’s leader slams Spain for “interference” as its court opens probe into alleged torture

Equatorial Guinea’s Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, who is also the son of the president, has accused the country’s former colonial power Spain of „interference” after the country’s judiciary opened an investigation into the “kidnapping” and “torture” of two Spanish nationals in the West African state’s capital Malabo. The two Spanish nationals, Feliciano Efa Mangue […]