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Turkish-born citizen and leader of the South Africa National Democratic Movement (SANDM), Mehmet Vefa Dag, is seeking to sit at the helm of the country in May presidential elections, to become the first South African citizen of foreign origin to lead the most powerful African nation. The Cape Town-based politician’s party has entered into coalition […]
The government of Togo has announced a plan to promote solar energy systems in rural communities. The government of the tiny West African nation began offering subsidies to its citizens to cover the cost of off-grid solar power systems. According to officials, a fund will be allocated to cover part of the cost of these […]
Households in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia will have better access to electricity through the construction of the Kenya-Ethiopia electricity interconnection line, Ecofin news agency reported. The interconnection will be ensured by a 1068-km, 500-kilovolt high-voltage direct current transmission line, with 437 km in Ethiopia and 631 km in Kenya with related facilities at Wolayta-Sodo […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) plans to attract $48.04 billion in oil and gas investments over the next seven years, Group MD, Maikanti Baru, said on Monday. Baru who was speaking during a session at the 2019 edition of the International Petroleum Week in London, called on investors from across the globe to take […]
Authorities in Côte d’Ivoire have announced an ambitious project to extend the electricity network of the city of Soubré in the southwestern region. The announcement was made by officials from Côte d’Ivoire-Energies; Compagnie ivoirienne d’électricité (CIE); and CEGELEC. About 3,627 electricity poles will be installed together with 17 transformer stations and 133 km of power […]
The City of Cape Town is fighting for its right to purchase cleaner energy directly from independent power producers (IPPs). The City of Cape Town has petitioned the North Gauteng High Court in South Africa to buy up to 40 MW of renewable energy from IPPs. The City has taken Energy Minister Jeff Radebe and […]
Chinese and South Sudanese officials last weekend emphasized their commitment to resuming and increasing production at South Sudanese oilfields and protecting the environment. The commitments were made during meetings between executives of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and visiting Minister of Petroleum of South Sudan, Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth. The meetings discussed issues ranging from […]
South Africa and Morocco have multiple cooperation prospects as two of the continent’s most advanced economies but the potential of their bilateral ties was left untapped due to Pretoria’s hostile stands towards the Kingdom’s territorial integrity. Pretoria has recognized the Algerian-backed separatist front of the Polisario in 2004. Since then diplomatic ties were downgraded. In […]
King Mohammed VI sent a message of congratulations to President of Senegal Macky Sall upon his re-election to the highest office of his country. In this message, the Sovereign expressed, in his name and on behalf of the Moroccan people, to the President of Senegal his warm congratulations and sincere wishes for full success in […]
President Macky Sall Thursday won a new term in office after the electoral commission credited him with 58.3 per cent of votes during the Sunday polls, clearly ahead of his rivals who said they rejected the result, but would not lodge a recourse with the Constitutional Council to contest it. Official but provisional results of […]