IFC to promote solar power generating in Sub-Saharan Africa
Projects to develop solar power will be launched in several countries in West and Central Africa, a region where limited supply of electricity is one […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Kenya gets French loan to upgrade electricity distribution
France will extend Kenya a 78.5 million euro loan to help the African country upgrade its power transmission lines and eliminate blackouts. The concessional loan […]
KSA set up holding company worth $2.4 billion in S.Africa
South Africa and Saudi Arabia have set up a holding company worth $2.4 billion that will be made up of different business sectors, including real […]
Tunisia: Turkish aid and Al-Qaeda threat
Tunisia’s search for $600 million to boost its economy and socio-economic development after the revolution with a new government in place hasn’t been an easy […]
African Leaders Seek Territorial Integrity Of Mali
African leaders attending a consultative meeting on the situation in Mali held earlier this week in Lome, Togo, have asked the UN to support the […]
Burkina Faso: Basic Education Development program launched
Burkina Faso has just embarked on a new basic education strategic development program providing for the generalization of schooling by 2021. Under the new program, […]
Sahel: Huge funds needed to cope with alarming food crisis
Huge amounts of money are needed to cope with the alarming food crisis in the Sahel and several countries in the region, mainly Burkina Faso, […]
Al-Qaeda consolidating position in northern Mali
Al-Qaeda terrorists are consolidating their position in northern Mali as separatist Tuareg rebels, bolstered by fighters and weapons flowing from Libya, have succeeded in driving […]
Sahel on alert to desert locust risk
Desert locust swarms moving southward from Algeria and Libya are threatening croplands in Niger and Mali, the FAO has warned this Tuesday. Locust infestations were […]
South Sudan: humanitarian situation worsens in refugee camps
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, has sounded the alarm as the humanitarian situation in Upper Nile state, South Sudan, is worsening with […]