Advertising Read moreA senior army official said troops had regained control of its positions in Bourem with the help of air support. "Unidentified armed groups had encircled the camp and roamed through the town," local resident Mahamoud Ould Mety said by telephone. We can hear more firing, the FAMA (Malian Armed Forces) are everywhere in the town in numbers," he added. The CSP framework said on Tuesday it had acted in "legitimate defence in the face of provocations by terrorists from the Malian army accompanied by the Wagner militia." The Framework groups worry that the pullout may give the junta a "pretext" to reoccupy zones which the peace accords had ceded from central control.

Circulating recombinant forms (CRFs) and unique recombinant forms (URFs) constitute the highest proportion of circulating HIV-1 subtypes among key populations, according to results of a study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases. Researchers performed a systematic literature review and meta-analysis to characterize HIV-1 and HIV-2 subtypes across geographic regions and key populations. The review included data on HIV-1 and HIV-2 subtype prevalence that were captured between January 2010 and June 2021. “ Among the hurdles facing HIV vaccine development is the global HIV-1 genetic diversity, where recombinants (CRFs and URFs) now constitute the highest proportion of circulating HIV while continuing to increase in prevalence. “Among the hurdles facing HIV vaccine development is the global HIV-1 genetic diversity, where recombinants (CRFs and URFs) now constitute the highest proportion of circulating HIV while continuing to increase in prevalence,” the researchers noted.

Libyan emergency services reported an initial death toll of more than 2,300 in Derna alone and said over 5,000 people remained missing while about 7,000 were injured. “The death toll is huge and might reach thousands,” said Tamer Ramadan of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, three of whose volunteers were also reported dead. Elsewhere in Libya’s east, aid group the Norwegian Refugee Council said “entire villages have been overwhelmed by the floods and the death toll continues to rise”. Libya’s National Oil Corporation, which has its main fields and terminals in eastern Libya, declared “a state of maximum alert” and suspended flights between production sites where it said activity was drastically reduced. The United States embassy said it had “issued an official declaration of humanitarian need in response to the devastating floods in Libya”.

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Hopes dimmed on Tuesday in Morocco’s search for survivors, four days after a powerful earthquake killed more than 2,800 people, most of them in remote villages of the High Atlas Mountains. Search-and-rescue teams from the kingdom and from abroad kept digging through the rubble of broken mud-brick homes, hoping for signs of life in a race against time following the 6.8-magnitude quake late Friday. The Red Cross appealed for more than $100 million in aid to meet the “most pressing needs”, including water, shelter, health and sanitation services. Dozens of quake survivors crowded around the open back doors of a truck in Amizmiz waiting for the packages of food aid being handed out by volunteers on Tuesday. Her home in Azmizmiz collapsed in the quake and her children barely managed to escape with their lives.

"Putin is not desperate," believes former foreign minister Andrei Kozyrev. "He can sustain this for a very long time and he can adapt. He learns every day how to circumvent the sanctions, how to co-operate with China, with North Korea and some regimes in Africa. But it is an alternative for the present time. And maybe for years to come."

Thousands are feared dead or missing in Libya after huge flash floods devastated eastern regions, with a surge of muddy river water ripping away entire neighbourhoods in one coastal city, local authorities and international aid groups said Tuesday. The flash floods in eastern Libya killed more than 2,300 people in the Mediterranean coastal city of Derna alone, the emergency services of the Tripoli-based government said. More than 5,000 people remained missing while about 7,000 people were injured by the force of floodwaters that rushed down a normally dry river valley, said Osama Ali, spokesman for the Tripoli-based emergency services, which has had a team in Derna since Monday. The death toll is huge and might reach thousandsMassive destruction can be seen in images published online from the port city of Derna, home to 100,000 people, where multi-storey buildings on the river banks

[1/3] The sign of Italian energy Eni company is seen while cars fill tanks at a gas station of Egyptian International Gas Technology "Gastec" in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, south of Cairo, Egypt February 6, 2021. Last year Eni (ENI.MI), Italy's largest importer of natural gas, reacted fast to a fall in the supply of Russian gas by shipping increasing volumes from Africa to its home country. This shift, made possible by the group's decades-long presence on the continent, has made Algeria Italy's largest supplier of gas, replacing Russia. In this context, Eni is rolling out multi-billion investments to guarantee exports to Italy, serve the African market and get ready to ship more gas to Europe. In Algeria Eni sees its production growing to over 120 KBOED this year from 95 KBOED.

LPGSA in partnership with the World LPG Association (WLPGA), is hosting the Southern African Development Community (SADC)-India LPG Summit 2023 from the 27th to 29th of September 2023, under the theme LPG Shaping the Energy Transition, which will take place at Montecasino Fourways, Johannesburg. The SADC-India LPG Summit 2023 is aimed at leveraging global experiences on the implementation of the LPG roll-out strategies. The LPG SummitThe SADC-India LPG Summit 2023 will facilitate the exchange of vital information, expertise, and experiences from India, with the goal of propelling LPG growth in the SADC region. ExhibitionThe event also offers a premium opportunity for international and local companies to showcase their offering to the SADC LPG industry. ESI Africa is proud to be a Media Partner at the SADC-India LPG Summit.

Search teams from Spain, the UK and Qatar have joined Moroccan teams in these efforts to find survivors of the 7-magnitude quake that struck Morocco late on Friday night. The foreign teams are working in close coordination with Moroccan Authorities, as put by Major Khaled Abdullah Al-Hemidi, the head of the Qatari rescue team who had arrived in Marrakech on Sunday to assist in the relief operations. These search and rescue teams from the United Kingdom, Spain, and Qatar are currently working alongside Moroccan crews in the affected areas. Responding promptly to these critical moments, Moroccan authorities initiated a series of measures according to the ongoing situation and specific needs on the ground to ensure controlled crisis management. In the face of the unique geographical challenges posed by the disaster-stricken area, Moroccan authorities first carried out preliminary road clearance operations to ensure the successful delivery of aid.

Following a decade of delays, Germany started construction on a crucial high-voltage transmission line to supply its southern regions with electricity – the infamous SuedLink. Their solution: a €10 billion power line to transport wind power into the heart of the continent, the biggest undertaking of the German energy transition. “SuedLink guarantees secure power supply in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg,” Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck explained at the construction kick-off, starting with a massive 4-metre radius, 20-metre deep tunnel beneath the river Elbe. When construction finishes – in early 2028, according to plans – the power line will be 700 kilometres long and carry up to 4 Gigawatts of power. And yet, SuedLink is far from providing enough transfer capacity to match peak wind power generation in Germany’s coastal regions in the north.

Eco-justice organisation The Green Connection has again voiced its opposition to South Africa entering into a power agreement with Karpowership amidst reports that the Turkish-owned company shut off electricity in Sierra Leone. Reuters reported last week that Sierra Leone capital city Freetown was hit by power cuts after Karpowership switched of their electricity supply because of an unpaid debt of around $40 million. In addition to the loadshedding crisis and the rising cost of everything, South Africa cannot afford to go down the same path,” said Van Rooy. From the archivePublic hearings start on Karpowership gen licence applicationKarpowership facing more headwind in ongoing applicationThe Green Connection and other NGOs have since gone to court to obtain relevant info on the proposed Karpowership deals. Also last week, The Green Connection and Natural Justice said they would challenge the decision of Minister of the Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE), Barbara Creecy, to allow Karpowership to submit a Generic Environmental Management Programme (GEMPr) for Saldanha Bay.

The deadly earthquake that shook Morocco last week is unlikely to have a major impact on the country’s economy, according to Capital Economics. “From a purely economic standpoint, it [the earthquake] should only have a small and short-lived impact on GDP,” said a briefing released on Monday by the London-based think tank. Besides, the country’s foreign reserves, estimated at $32.8 billion, account for more than double its external financial requirements, the report added. Hence, the country’s fiscal position gives the government enough room to loosen its fiscal policy by launching relief packages to those most affected by the earthquake, the report said. Like most emerging markets, the Moroccan economy has been grappling with the compounded impact of the global pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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CASABLANCA, Morocco, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Yadea, the world's leading electric two-wheeler brand, makes another giant step in its ever-increasing path of internationalization by announcing the opening of the first Yadea official flagship store in Morocco on September 22nd and 23rd. "Through Yadea's products and green technology innovation, we are willing to contribute to Morocco's carbon-free mobility to combat climate change and resource depletion." Yadea pioneered the YADEA TTFAR Range Extender System, which opened the era of long battery life of the electric two-wheeler industry. As an international brand, the first flagship-shop opened in Morocco symbolizes Yadea's official entering into the North-Africa market. The whole market is vital for Yadea's global development strategy.