FOCAC Beijing summit to set new path for China-Africa cooperation

As African leaders are gathering in Beijing for a summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), expectations run high for the two sides to strengthen their already solid friendship and further enhance pragmatic cooperation to bring tangible benefits to the Chinese and African people. The summit, scheduled for Sept. 3-4, aims to build a closer China-Africa community with a shared future, further dovetail China’s Belt and Road Initiative with African development, set a new path for a higher level of China-Africa cooperation, and deepen people-to-people exchanges. “We believe that…

Tunisia plans 1.7 GW solar complex

The solar park is set to be built across three phases and will be located in Tunisia’s southernmost region of Remada, in the Sahara Desert. The project was conceived by the Tunisian Government to support organic farming and improve security at the border with Libya. The Tunisian Government is preparing the ground for the development of a giant solar energy project in the Remada region, in Tunisian Sahara, in the country’s southernmost province of Tataouine. Director of Renewable Energy for the government-run National Agency for Energy, Agence Nationale pour la…