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'For much of Africa, water resources are available'
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where most of the population are without access to clean water. What countries specifically do we find these reserves in? The largest groundwater reserves are in North Africa, so under Libya, Algeria, Sudan and Egypt. These large, sandstone aquifers are several hundred meters thick. Some of them are exploited at the moment, for example in Libya. But the issue with these large groundwater reserves is that they were filled…
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Tunisia investing $5.5 billion in high-speed train
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19 August 2010 Tunisia has just announced its intention to invest 5.5 billion Dollars in developing a high-speed railway line which will link its territory to Libya Morocco, and Algeria. The investment, which will be spread over the next ten years, will be used to finance 780 kilometres of high-speed railway track on the “Trans-Maghreb” line, via Casablanca, Algiers, Tripoli, and Tunis. The Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, Chokri Mamoghli, quoted on the African Manager information site, has stated that “the Maghreb has a priority part to play in the transport sector, serving as the bridge…
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Algeria: Sonatrach makes massive investments in energy despite the crisis
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in particular in Africa. The group has a presence in Egypt, Libya, Niger, Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania, and is likewise working to bring about a huge gas pipeline project between Nigeria and Europe. Mr. Meziane also…
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Which African countries are best equipped in NTIC?
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23 November 2009 The United Nations Commerce and Development Conference submitted a report on Thursday 19 November 2009 on NTIC in Africa. Gabon featured in first place in terms of the rate of coverage for mobile telephones, followed by Algeria and Libya. With regard to the rate of increase in the use of the Internet, Tunisia holds the lead, with Morocco and the Seychelles in second and third places. Finally, the African country with the most mobile telephone subscribers in 2008 was the island of Reunion, followed by Gabon and South Africa. The report pays tribute to the efforts made across…
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Water infrastructure project to help North African countries
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5 January 2011 A number of African countries are set to benefit from improved water infrastructure thanks to an agreement. It is between the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe. Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia are among the nations that will be enhanced due to the agreement, which will be made possible by a €1.9 million (£1.6 million) grant from the AfDB. The money will be used to help states achieve the Millennium Development Goals set out by the UN in 2000. Khushhal Khushiram, the AfDB's resident…
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Is Morocco the Mediterranean's Green Energy Savior?
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18 April 2012 Forbes - 18 April 2012 Amid the eager and often conflicting discussions about what it’s going to take to develop a real, tangible green economy in North Africa – one that makes the most of a seemingly endless supply of solar and wind – one conclusion keeps rising to the surface. If there is one state – one organized national campaign to lead the way - it’s going to be Morocco. With Tunisia and Algeria eager but bogged down by political and infrastructure issues and Libya a question mark as far as stability is concerned, all eyes have fallen on Morocco to prove that renewables can…
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Scientists discuss ways to extract water supplies in Africa
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23 April 2012 The continent of Africa - Libya, Algeria and Chad, in particular - is currently sat on a vast reservoir of groundwater, a group of scientists have claimed. Many Africans, of course, struggle for access to clean drinking water - but the scientists have suggested that a solution to the issue could be on the horizon. Writing in the journal Environmental Research Letters, the research teams says that the volume of water in aquifers underground is 100 times the amount found on the notoriously scorched surface of Africa. Scientists, though, remain unsure as to the best way to access…
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ADF gets more funding for low-income countries
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have in his organisation to provide the best medium and long-term results possible. The AfDB recently launched its first ever project in Libya. Categories: General…
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Libya), Dr. Phil Paige- Green (CSIR Built Environment, South Africa), Xavier Guyot (Colas Indian Ocean), Renaud Escande (Colas Madagascar), Dr. James Maina (CSIR Built Environment, South Africa), Jeff…
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North Africa has new renewable energies development project
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20 July 2011 The Regional Office of the Economic Commission for Africa (CEA-ONU) has just launched a new project on innovative mechanisms for financing renewable energies in the region of North Africa. The aim of this initiative is to support efforts to develop the existing potential for renewable energies across seven countries: Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Sudan and Tunisia, reports a press release quoted by the MAP press agency. It also aims to establish a knowledge base of the best options and innovative financial mechanisms. A further aim is to contribute to the development…