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The Russian embassy in Dakar has denied and lambasted accusations by President Macky Sall’s entourage alleging that Moscow is planning to channel funds to Ousmane Sonko, one of the serious challengers to the outgoing president in the Feb.24 elections. The Russian mission in a press statement said the allegations circulated by Head of Senegalese expatriates […]
Africa and the Middle East installed 962 MW of new onshore wind capacity in 2018, up by more than 300 MW from a year earlier, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said Monday. The three countries that led the growth were Egypt with 380 MW, Kenya with 310 MW and Morocco with 120 MW. The […]
Morocco has recalled its ambassador to Saudi Arabia for consultations in protest seemingly over a documentary in Saudi channel Al Arabiya showing support for the separatist thesis in the Sahara, le360 reported. The well-informed news website quoted Morocco’s ambassador to Riyadh Mustafa Mansouri confirming news relayed by the AP news agency which quoted an anonymous […]
The Egyptian El Sewedy Electric Co. SAE, through its subsidiary Elsewedy Power, has been awarded the construction of two power projects with a combined capacity of 1,965 MW in the United Arab Emirates. The implementation of these projects will be done in collaboration with other world-class energy entities such as Siemens, according to Ecofin News […]
Trade import and export volumes between China and countries from Africa have grown significantly in 2018, but only 15 countries from the continent have benefited from the growth. According to Chinese customs service, most of these countries are located in sub-Saharan Africa, with the exception of Libya. These are Angola, South Africa, Congo, DRC, Zambia, […]
Elements of the National brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) arrested this Wednesday in Casablanca an Iraqi national suspected of fund-raising for the benefit of jihadists operating in the Syrian-Iraqi zone. The arrest of the Iraqi national was operated on the basis of tip-offs provided by the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST). According to […]
Negotiations are currently underway between Chadian government and Dubai-based energy developer AMEA Power for the construction of a 120 MW solar plant near the capital N’Djamena. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the project was signed between AMEA Power and the government of Chad, local media reported. Chadian authorities have announced that the project that […]
The government of cash-strapped South Sudan has agreed to allocate 10,000 barrels of its crude oil per day to Chinese firms to build roads in the country. Chinese companies will build two highways in exchange, the government said in a statement after a cabinet meeting in Juba last weekend. According to deputy information minister, Lily […]
Qatar’s National Bank (QNB) has relinquished its shares in Libya’s largest private bank, Bank of Commerce & Development. Bank of Commerce & Development in statement said it bought QNB’s equities, 49 per cent, Libya Observer reported. Libyan investors acquired the equities, according to the bank. QNB announced six months ago it was pulling out of […]
The fight against terrorism, climate change and migration-related issues were at the center of the European Union-Arab League ministerial meeting held Monday in Brussels. The two sides reviewed ways of enhancing the partnership between Europe and the Arab world and promoting multilateralism. They also discussed issues of migration, the crisis in Libya and the situation […]