Tag: Algeria

Algeria Inaugurates Africa’s Largest Mosque + PHOTOS

Ganiyu Amodu

Algeria has unveiled a massive mosque on its Mediterranean coastline following years of political turmoil that delayed its completion. The mosque was inaugurated on Sunday by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the Associated Press reports. According to the AP, ‘the Great Mosque of Algiers’ was constructed by a Chinese construction company over the course of the 2010s. The mosque is said to feature the tallest minaret globally, standing at 265 metres (869ft). It is reported to be the third-largest mosque globally, the largest in Africa, and the biggest outside Islam’s holiest…

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Nigeria Sinks To Number 4, Dethroned by Angola, Algeria, Libya As Africa’s Top Oil Producer

Abibat Babalola

  . Platforms Africa Forum Reviews Legislation Threat To FID, Ease of Doing Business   Nigeria has lost the top spot as Africa’s number one oil producer. Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, who said this on the sideline of the Continental Forum In Lagos, added that the country has, through production statistics for the month of October, sank from number one to number four biggest producer after Angola, Algeria and Libya. “While in October, Algeria produced 1.060 million barrels per day, Angola produced 1.051 million bpd, Libya’s output…

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