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The Rural Electrification Agency of Uganda has received funds for the acquisition of supply and delivery of self-protected distribution transformers. Self-protecting distribution transformers incorporate a circuit-breaking safety system that shuts down the transformer in the event of an internal fault. The Rural Electrification Agency in a notice release earlier this week invites sealed bids […]
The Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE)-listed AEP Energy will convert the two diesel-fired Nairobi power plants it’s acquiring from Iberafrica to gas-fired generators whose electricity is cleaner and cheaper, the company said. The South African giant is buying out Spanish company Naturgy Energy Group, which held 100 per cent shareholding in the Iberafrica diesel plants […]
Students poured to the streets of Algiers after ailing President Bouteflika announced Monday in a letter that he will not run for presidential elections, which were initially scheduled for April but were postponed to an unknown date. Bouteflika, 82, who returned to his country on Sunday was seen in a rare public appearance in the […]
The Legislative Institutions of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates are poised to bolster their cooperation in the legislative and parliamentary fields as stipulated in a memorandum of understanding they signed on Monday in Rabat. The MoU was signed during a meeting between a delegation of the Federal National Council, led by FNC Speaker Dr. […]
The World Bank will soon launch a new program aimed at fast-tracking offshore wind energy in Africa and other developing countries, the Washington-based group said. According to Riccardo Puliti, senior director and head of energy and extractives at the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) will join the group in helping emerging markets assess […]
Algeria’s state-owned oil and gas company will launch offshore drilling with France’s Total and Italy’s ENI on the eastern coast between Bejaia and Skikda for the first time in its history. According to Sonatrach’s Director for New Resources, Youcef Khankar, the campaign will begin in the second half of the year, with 2D and 3D […]
The UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) Monday declared state of emergency in Sirte and called for the mobilization of all aligned-forces as the Libyan National Army (LNA) connected to rival administration in the east moved forward to the southern outskirts of the city. The security authorities of the city, which is under the control […]
The Arab Liberal Parties, members of the Arab Liberal Federation (ALF) and the Arab Youth Union for Freedom and Democracy (AYUFD), have reiterated their full support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its southern provinces. In the final statement issued after their meeting convened lately in Marrakech, these parties renewed their backing to the […]
Niger has just created a new Mobile Border Control Company in Birni N’Konni (south), near the border with Nigeria, to fight organized cross-border crime, reported African Daily Voice, quoting an official source. The signing of the training agreement, which marks the launch of the first training cycle of 263 Niger police officers for the new […]
The United Arab Emirates’ Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development will support Togolese micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and industries with $15 million as part of the UAE’s efforts to support development programs in a number of friendly countries and also in a bid to enhance relations between the UAE and Togo. The $15 million agreement […]