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Congo’s sole crude producer, France’s Perenco SA has announced that it will start constructing a 100 megawatt gas-fired power plant on the Atlantic coast. The construction of the power plant is part of the emergency plan of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s new president, Felix Tshisekedi, which aims among other things to increase access to […]
French envoy to Algeria made Wednesday a swift and secret to and fro trip to Paris at the demand of President Emmanuel Macron as Paris scrutinizes the political situation in the North African country. The ambassador came to Paris to brief authorities on the charged political situation in the former French colony, triggered by President […]
The current nightmare of President Emmanuel Macron is Algeria, a French top official told weekly media, Obs. The source, who asked not to be named, told Obs that Macron is not troubled by the yellow vests’ demonstrations that have been going on for months, a new financial crisis, a cybersecurity from Russia or an American […]
French investment firm Meridiam has launched a research and training program focused on renewable energy development in Dakar. The training program is managed by the International Centre for Training and Research in solar energy (CIFRES), a unit of the Higher Polytechnic School of Dakar (ESP). About 200 technicians and electricians are expected to receive training […]
Three French nationals, including one of Algerian origin, were arrested Monday (Feb. 11) in Salé, Rabat’s twin city, for their alleged involvement in the financing of terrorism and for links with fighters operating in Syria and Iraq. Investigations revealed that the suspects have forged close ties with fighters of the Islamic State terror group (ISIS), […]
The means to further reinforce military cooperation between Morocco and France were at the heart of a two-day visit paid recently by the Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces Abdelfattah Louarak to Paris. During the visit, Louarak discussed with his French counterpart a host of issues including the upgrade of the F1 Mirage fighter […]
French multinational electric utility company, ENGIE has started commercial operations for a 100 MW Kathu Solar Park in South Africa. The Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), one of the largest renewable energy projects in South Africa, was completed on 30 January 2019, local media reported. The Kathu Solar Park CSP plant is equipped with a four-and-a-half-hour […]
Authorities at Paris-Orly airport in the French capital Thursday suspended temporarily activities after security forces suspected the content of a carry-on bag of a woman traveling onboard a Casablanca-bound flight of Moroccan carrier Royal Air Maroc. Security forces at the airport detained a woman, a journalist of renowned fashion magazine, who was traveling to the […]
Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister on Monday insisted that France’s policies in Africa have created poverty and triggered migration, calling for European Union’s sanctions on the member of the bloc. Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio accused Paris of continuing to colonize Africa and pushing people to migrate from the continent. Luigi di Maio made the […]
The French Development Agency (AFD) will extend the Moroccan Electricity and Drinking Water facility (ONEE) a €50 million loan to help it implement a program on the improvement of the performance and resilience of drinking water services in Morocco’s Northern provinces. Under the loan agreement, signed last week in Rabat, the ONEE will enlarge access […]