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While global powers scramble for Africa’s critical minerals, Singapore is quietly charting a different path — targeting the continent’s carbon credits to meet its climate goals and become Asia’s carbon trading hub. The city-state, constrained by its small size and lack of natural resources, has limited scope to develop large-scale carbon offset projects domestically. Instead, […]
Tripoli has been announced on Thursday, September 18, as the host city for the 2025 Libya–Africa International Gas Forum, scheduled for December 6-7. The event is organized by Libya’s Ministry of Oil and Gas under the Government of National Unity. The forum aims to gather a significant cohort of energy leaders, including representatives from the […]
Morocco’s agency for nuclear, radiological safety and security (AMSSNuR) and U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have agreed to enhance cooperation in nuclear security, said Thursday the U.S. embassy in a post on its X account. The two parties pledged to foster cooperation in training and capacity building for safe handling of radioactive materials, emergency, […]
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has emerged as one of the fastest-growing electricity consumers since 2000, with demand tripling by 2024, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Rising populations, urbanization, and industrialization have fueled this surge, prompting governments to accelerate diversification of their energy mixes. The report […]
Moroccan Khadija Bendam was appointed as president of the International Nuclear Society Council (INSC) during its General Assembly held in Vienna as part of the 69th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). With this election, Bendam becomes the first woman to hold this prestigious position within the INSC, marking a historic milestone […]
Moroccan OCP Group, the world’s largest producer of phosphate-based fertilizers, has partnered with U.S. Peregrine Hydrogen Inc, a climate technology company, to co-produce clean hydrogen with sulfuric acid with an advanced electrolyzer technology. Under an agreement inked by the two parties, OCP pledges to fund deployment of Peregrine novel hydrogen technology and purchase the products […]
Morocco has been selected among 13 beneficiary countries from a new green financial program worth $634 million provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Under this program, Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Mongolia, North Macedonia, Serbia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will benefit from […]
Morocco has pledged to share its expertise in nuclear applications with African member countries of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Nuclear technology has numerous applications in medicine, agriculture, industry, and consumer products. It uses radioisotopes and radiation in cancer treatment, food irradiation, sterilization, material modification, and environmental monitoring. In full cooperation with IAEA, Morocco […]
Ethiopia is set to break ground on a mega nuclear power plant, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced Tuesday (9 September), unveiling a sweeping $30 billion infrastructure agenda aimed at transforming the country’s energy, transport, and industrial sectors. Speaking at the inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) — Africa’s largest hydropower project — Ahmed […]
On the evening of September 7, 2025, Algerian football witnessed one of its most surreal moments during a Ligue 1 match between Paradou AC and USM Alger, which has become a symbol of infrastructure failure and improvisation. In the second half of the derby, a sudden power outage plunged the stadium into darkness. But the […]