First Independent Mena Newspaper
President Emmanuel Macron of France kicked off Monday a four-day tour in Eastern Africa with the first leg in Djibouti followed by Ethiopia and Kenya where the French leader will co-chair UN-sponsored One Planet Summit. The trip to Djibouti, a French former colony, is the first in a decade by a French President after Sarkozy […]
Winch Energy Ltd, a global energy developer and technology integrator focusing on off-grid renewable power projects has announced that it has signed a contract with the Ministry of Energy in Sierra Leone to provide electricity to 24 towns and villages. The project that will be implemented in northern Sierra Leone through solar mini-grids is part […]
Two Moroccan passengers were among the 157 people killed in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jet, which crashed Sunday six minutes after takeoff, near Tulu Fara village outside the town of Bishoftu, 40 miles south-east of the Ethiopian capital. The identity of the Moroccan victims has not been revealed yet. Citizens of at least […]
Scores of African governments and business officials are expected in Hamburg on March 27 and 28 to take part in the 13th German-African Energy Forum. The meeting is expected to set the stage for German and African businesses as well as public enterprises to expand economic ties, strike deals, and combat “energy poverty”. Under the […]
The United Kingdom has announced new funding to give more people and companies across Africa access to affordable, clean energy. The announcement was made lately by UK’s Minister for Africa, Harriett Baldwin. According to Ms. Harriett Baldwin, the new funding will see £30 million added to the Transforming Energy Access program, taking total UK investment […]
Equatorial Guinea hosts on April 2-5 in Malabo the African Petroleum Producers Organization’s Cape VII Congress and Exhibition, set to bring together the continent’s leading energy ministers, top oil and gas executives as well as international policy leaders. In a press statement, the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) said the event will focus on policy […]
In Africa, nearly 600 million people, or 48% of the continent’s population, still lack access to electricity, with the majority living in rural areas. The continent will not fully develop if hundreds of millions of its people continue to live without electricity, Economic Commission for Africa’s Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe said Thursday. Songwe who […]
Uganda has joined the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in order to subject its oil industry to scrutiny and promote accountable management of revenues. Uganda discovered crude reserves more than 10 years ago but production has been repeatedly delayed by disagreements with field operators over taxes and development strategy. According to Uganda’s Minister for Finance, […]
Pretoria will have Youssef El Amrani as a Moroccan ambassador soon, le360 news website reported. Morocco’s foreign ministry received a letter from its South African counterpart confirming the accreditation of El Amrani who served previously as secretary general to the foreign ministry, head of the Union for the Mediterranean and in charge of mission at […]
British-based solar energy provider BBOXX has completed a significant funding round of approximately $6m, which will accelerate the company’s vision of improving access to energy across Africa and the developing world. Sources close to BBOXX reveal that in Europe, 4,400 single investors took part in the crowdfunding, investing an average of €500-€600. BBOXX’s goal is […]