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Tullow Oil, a leading independent oil exploration and production company, aims to complete the construction of a $1 billion oil pipeline in Kenya by 2022. According to Tullow Oil Kenya Managing Director Martin Mbogo, the 821 km pipeline will transport around 80,000 barrels of oil per day from the Lokichar oilfields in Northern Kenya to […]
Algeria has earned a notoriety for being one of the worst countries for doing business in the world, due in part to unfriendly regulations that thwart foreign investors. But that law is likely to change as an economic crisis bites with dwindling oil reserves and rising unemployment, fueling unrest and dissent across the country. Industry […]
Morocco has signed the Brussels Declaration on the Ocean and Climate Change, which reaffirms the outcomes of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the related UN Ocean Conference as well as the “Because the Ocean Declaration”. The document was signed by State Secretary for Sustainable Development, Nezha El Ouafi, on Tuesday in the Belgian […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced on Tuesday, Feb.19, the appointment of Moroccan activist Najat M’jid and six other expert members to the Civil Society Advisory Board on the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse. The board aims to promote “closer interaction with civil society and external experts and organizations as part of the UN’s efforts […]
Several African and European officials as well as international experts commended the Blue Belt initiative, launched by Morocco at COP 22 in Marrakech, which aimed at establishing a platform for action to promote fisheries in Africa. The relevance of this initiative was highlighted at a high-level conference held on Tuesday in Agadir under the theme […]
Security authorities at Mohammed V airport in Casablanca Tuesday nabbed three Tunisian citizens, two women and a man, for their involvement in drug trafficking. The two women, aged 36 and 50, were arrested in the check-in hall, the national police directorate (DGSN) said in a statement. Searches revealed that the duo were concealing in their […]
Egyptian airport security authorities Monday denied entry to former New York Times bureau Chief upon arrival in Cairo, a move that shines light on the North African country’s crackdown on freedom of press and on critical voices. David D. Kirkpatrick, 48, New York Times reports was held incommunicado for hours at Cairo international airport on […]
Algeria’s Prime Minister, Ahmed Ouyahia, is expected to reveal national oil company Sonatrach’s 2030 plan when he presents the country’s general policy statement to parliament on February 25. According to a document published on the Premier’s website, the country’s general policy will focus on oil and gas exploration, power generation and renewable energy. Algeria has […]
Retired General and candidate for the April presidential elections has lost the head of his campaign team, who accused the presidential hopeful of improvisation and ‘solo’ acting. Hmida Layachi, a journalist, announced on a facebook post that he was leaving his job as campaign chief of Ali Ghediri, a retired General and former director of […]
Zimbabwe will need $7 billion by 2030 to cope with the effects of global warming, Washington Zhakata, the director of the water management and climate change at the Ministry of lands and Agriculture, told local media. Zhakata explained that these funds will initially be used to reorient the energy sector towards more environmentally friendly sources […]