Africa: OPEC Fund to finance socio-economic development projects
The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) will extend 13 loans and grants totaling about US$66 million to 34 partner countries, many of them in […]
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Solar-powered systems, the magical solution to enlighten Africa
Millions of Africans are still off the electricity grid despite the efforts made by governments, international financial organizations and NGOs because of the high costs […]
Libya: Jordan claiming hospital bills
Jordan has called on Libya to pay up its hospitals bills after it has treated wounded citizens of the revolution. Fawzi Hammuri, head of Jordan’s […]
Shimon Peres Honored At White House
Israeli president Shimon Peres has been honored at the White House by President Barack Obama who granted him the “Presidential Medal of Freedom”, the highest […]
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 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 […]
Solar Plane Makes History In Morocco
The Swiss-solar-powered plane “Solar Impulse” has “successfully” touched down in Morocco’s capital airport Tuesday evening, making aviation history through its first world intercontinental flight, showing […]
World’s most complex virus detected
A new era of cyber warfare has come to light after the discovery of a virus codenamed as “Flame”. It is believed to have been […]