Africa Energy International

Africa: General Electric Develops New Investment Plans in Africa

The American power and energy giant, General Electric, has decided to club together with Pan-African multi-sector business services company Mara Group to make more inroads in Africa through investment in infrastructure, a domain still infant on the black continent. General Electric plans to invest billions of dollars in Africa’s infrastructure business industry, which according to […]

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US, Senegal Ink Defense Cooperation Deal

The American government and Senegal on Monday signed a cooperation agreement to ease the deployment of American troops to the West African nation to counter humanitarian crises, natural disasters or terrorist attacks. The accord will give US troops access to areas in Senegal, such as airports and military installations, in order to respond to security […]

Africa Finance Headlines Morocco

Automotive industry: Renault Unveils Ecosystem Project Worth over $1.0 Billion

King Mohammed VI launched Friday in Rabat a new structural project of car-manufacturer Renault group in Morocco called “Renault Ecosystem.” The project, meant to consolidate the positioning of the Moroccan automotive sector on the world chessboard, requires an investment of about $1.0 billion and will develop a global supply platform for the manufacturer. The sovereign […]

Africa Energy Headlines Morocco

Morocco Offshore Exploration: Italian Company Eni Steps In

Italian multinational oil and gas company Eni has sealed a Farm-Out Agreement with Chariot Oil & Gas, which enabled Eni to get operatorship and a 40 pc stake in the Rabat Deep Offshore exploration permits I-VI, Morocco’s offshore. The deal, which still needs approval of the Moroccan authorities, allows Eni to operate in an area […]

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Côte d’Ivoire: Morocco Helps Identify Grand Bassam Attacks Ringleader

Ivorian security authorities have been able to identify the mastermind of the March 13 terrorist attacks thanks to Morocco’s valuable contribution. Moroccan daily in Arabic Al Ahdath Al Maghribia reported in its Friday edition that Ivorian security authorities were able to identify Kounta Dallaha as the ringleader of the March 13 massacre which left 19 […]

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Mali: Terrorists open fire at EU Military Mission’s Hotel in Bamako

Two terrorists Monday opened fire at a hotel in the Malian capital, Bamako, where EU military instructors were lodging. The attack targeted Azalaïl Hotel Nord-Sud, located in a posh neighborhood of Bamako, near the US embassy and the UN headquarters in the Malia capital. The hotel is used by European Union multinational military training mission […]

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British Soldiers to Help Tunisia Prevent Illegal Border Crossings

UK defense minister Michael Fallon has said that his country would send 20 soldiers to Tunisia to stop Islamic State fighters from entering the North African country from neighboring war-torn Libya, which has plunged into chaos following the fall of Colonel Gadafi. “A training team of some 20 troops from the 4th Infantry Brigade is […]

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Gabon Resolved to Remove Roadblocks for Moroccan Companies

The Gabonese government is determined to lower down the obstacles faced by Moroccan companies operating in the central African country. During a high profile meeting last week with Moroccan companies established in the country, Gabonese Prime Minister Daniel Ona Ondo vowed to ease investment and business operations for the Moroccan companies which have voiced their […]

Africa Headlines International Mauritania

Polisario’s Involvement in Drug Trafficking Confirmed by Mauritanian Official

Predictions made years ago by many a pundit about the Tindouf-based separatists’ schemes to lay hand on the drug trafficking market in the Sahel-Sahara region have been confirmed once and again, and most recently by a Mauritanian official. Ahmadou Abdel Malek, the official spokesman in France of the Mauritanian ruling Union for the Republic, told […]