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Cairo-based Arab Industrialization Organization (AOI), a structure owned by the Egyptian government, has announced a plan to build solar power plants in seven African countries to reduce the energy deficit on the continent. AOI will develop renewable energies and reduce energy shortages in Uganda, Congo, Tanzania, Eritrea, Somalia and South Sudan. Solar plants in these […]
Lesotho will launch an energy investment and diplomacy drive at the Africa Oil & Power 2019 conference in Cape Town scheduled October 9-11. “Through the Africa Oil & Power conference, the Ministry of Energy aims to significantly raise the profile of Lesotho in the international and pan-African energy dialogue, to promote Lesotho’s petroleum and […]
The non-settlement of the Sahara issue poses a threat for peace and stability in the Sahara-Sahel region and US policymakers are fully aware of the urgency to settle the regional conflict, notes the Wall Street Journal in a long article published Sunday. The Polisario is a Marxist group linked to regional terrorism, so settling the […]
With the effective establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), trade between Morocco and Africa, which currently account for 5.4% of commercial transactions, could triple in the long term, according to the Moroccan Center of Conjuncture (CMC). The launch of the AfCFTA after long negotiations reflects the desire to foster the continent’s economic […]
US carrier, American Airlines, will launch its first US-Africa route with Casablanca as its first entry point on the African continent. The first flight is scheduled for June 4, 2020. The airline in a statement said it will operate three weekly flights from its Philadelphia hub to Mohammed V Casablanca international airport. Though operations […]
Despite the recent efforts to restore democratic process in Sudan, the United States said it still needs to resolve long-standing issues with Sudan before it can consider removing the East African nation from its list of states sponsors of terrorism. “There’s a number of things we’re (United States) looking forward to engaging with a […]
Talks between African and US officials to review the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) free-trade deal ended Thursday in Côte d’Ivoire with no major deal. The African Growth and Opportunity Act, which in 2015 was extended to 2025, provides tariff-free access on 6,500 products from 39 countries, ranging from oil and agricultural goods […]
South Sudan and Kenya seek to boost their cooperation in the oil sector. To this end, South Sudan petroleum minister Daniel Awow Chuang, and his Kenyan counterpart John Munyes met in Juba to discuss ways of enhancing cooperation in the areas of oil infrastructure development and experience sharing, State-owned radio South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation […]
A detachment of the second Paratrooper Infantry Brigade of the Royal Armed Forces has participated in Côte d’Ivoire’s National Day Celebrations. The detachment participated in the military parade organized by Ivorian authorities in Abidjan Wednesday part of the festivities commemorating the 59th anniversary of Côte d’Ivoire’s independence. The festivities were attended by Abdeltif […]
The gas pipeline project to link Nigeria to Morocco will act as an incentive for further regional integration in West Africa, head of Nigeria’s National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari said. Morocco and Nigeria agreed to build the pipeline in late 2016 during a visit by King Mohammed VI to Abuja. Several meetings followed as […]