North Africa
Infrastructure fund Africa50 helps Egypt’s solar power sector take off
A 37-square-kilometer solar park so large that it can be seen from space, with over seven...
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Algeria leader urges discipline, says government able to counter coronavirus
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Tuesday urged citizens to be “disciplined” to help overcome the coronavirus...
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Egyptian fintech startup Khazna raises seed funding round led by Algebra Ventures
Founded last year, Khazna aims to provide mobile financial services to over 20 million underbanked Egyptians who are...
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African OPEC member states lobby for more talks to curb oil price war
While OPEC’s de facto leader Saudi Arabia trades blows in a war for market share with...
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Tunisia cuts 2020 growth forecast, seeks new IMF deal
Tunisia will seek a new loan deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), its prime minister...
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Young Entrepreneurs as Agents of Change in Upper Egypt
"We can’t find the right workers”—“it’s hard to get through all the bureaucracy to get a...
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Algeria confirms two more coronavirus cases
Algeria has confirmed two new cases of coronavirus infections, a woman and her daughter aged 53...
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Egypt’s Mubarak, ousted by popular revolt in 2011, dies aged 91
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who held power for 30 years until he was ousted in...
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South Sudan’s former rebel leader sworn in as first vice president
Former rebel leader Riek Machar was sworn in as South Sudan’s first vice president on Saturday...
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South Sudan set to swear in former rebel leader as first vice president
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir is due to swear in former rebel leader Riek Machar as...
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