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Burkina Faso
AMEA and Sinohydro bring forgotten Zina solar plant back to life

Having already bought a 90% stake in the project from its original developer Cose banada's Windiga, UAE-based AMEA Power has awarded the construction of this 26.6MW solar power plant to China's Sinohydro, which has taken over from France's Bouygues. [...]

Published on 07.12.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Paris had been planning for months in anticipation of a coup against Kaboré

The French government had been expecting an event such as the putsch attempt that took place on 23 January since September, and had been on maximum alert for months. On Sunday, Paris was in constant touch with President Kaboré and even offered to evacuate him.

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French president Emmanuel Macron with Burkinabe president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in Ouagadougou in 2017.

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Abdeslam Ababou provides princely back-up for Xlinks' giant solar power project

British start-up Xlinks, which is promoting a plan to build a massive solar power plant in southern Morocco with a direct link to the UK electricity grid, is being assisted by Ababou's investment bank Red Med Capital, which has close links to Mohammed VI's brother, Prince Moulay Rachid.

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Abdeslam Ababou, founder and president of Red Med Capital.

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Masen boss Bakkoury makes do with Toronto video call after missing out on COP26

Prohibited from leaving Moroccan soil, the boss of the sustainable energy agency Masen, Mustapha Bakkoury, was unable to attend COP26.

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Ramaphosa's COP26 decarbonising plans constrained by electoral considerations

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South African president Cyril Ramaphosa.

Morocco
Bakkoury's Noor PV II solar project fails to electrify candidates

Sustainable energy agency Masen has refused to extend its call for candidates for the Noor PV II project to build solar farms totalling 400 MW. Only nine candidates, including three foreign majors, have come forward.

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Africa
Fibre network giant Liquid Telecom gets major fundings from the international financial institutions

Liquid Telecom, which is looking to become Africa's leading data centre operator, is relying on the World Bank group's International Finance Corporation to help it refinance its existing debt.

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Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Burkina Faso
AMEA and Sinohydro bring forgotten Zina solar plant back to life

Burkina Faso, France
Paris had been planning for months in anticipation of a coup against Kaboré

Morocco
Abdeslam Ababou provides princely back-up for Xlinks' giant solar power project

Morocco
Masen boss Bakkoury makes do with Toronto video call after missing out on COP26

Spotlight | South Africa
Ramaphosa's COP26 decarbonising plans constrained by electoral considerations

Morocco
Bakkoury's Noor PV II solar project fails to electrify candidates

Africa
Fibre network giant Liquid Telecom gets major fundings from the international financial institutions