By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on 7info
A solar plant is to be built in Katiola, in central-northern Ivory Coast, with a planned capacity to supply around 300,000 households. The project is also expected to create 160 jobs, particularly for young people from the area, according to 7info.
The Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone plans a thermal power plant of more than 225 megawatts and solar facilities totalling 300 megawatts, while a 30-kilometre gas pipeline has been completed. The first solar plant is due to be launched within the next eighteen months, according to SIPI Benin Director General Letondji Beheton, quoted on the sidelines of an investment forum.
🇧🇯 Benin · Source: Beninwebtv ·
Ethiopia has inaugurated the Megech irrigation dam near Gondar, with a storage capacity of 185 million cubic metres and the aim of irrigating more than 17,000 hectares. The project could benefit around 45,000 farming households and enable up to three harvests a year, according to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the Ethiopian News Agency.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Source: Taarifa ·
Kim Sangjun, country director of the Korea International Cooperation Agency, inspected a school health centre and three classrooms in Boundiali funded with UNICEF. The facilities are intended to improve young people’s access to healthcare and increase capacity at Ibrahima Koné High School, according to AIP.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: Aip ·
The Senegalese government plans to mobilise 105 billion CFA francs and settle 44 billion in arrears to secure the 2026-2027 groundnut campaign. SONACOS financing must be finalised before collection begins at the end of November, according to Lesoleil.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Lesoleil ·
Yan Diomande explains refusal of award presented by MbappéIvorian forward Yan Diomande explained why he did not accept the Man of the Match award Kylian Mbappé offered him after a match. Diomande came on as a substitute, scored and provided an assist, according to an interview relayed by the Zambian Observer.
Guinea and China launch “2 + 2” partnershipGuinea and China will establish a “2 + 2” partnership, presented as the highest and fastest level of cooperation proposed by Beijing. The announcement was made by Chinese ambassador Sun Yong during a meeting with President Mamadi Doumbouya, according to Guinean Foreign Minister Morissanda Kouyaté.The week in Africa
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