Libya: Production at Sharara oilfield resumes – NOC

Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) confirmed Sunday the resumption of production at its Sharara oil field, south of the country, while production is still blocked since January at Libya’s main eastern oilfields under the control of Khalifa Hafter’s forces. NOC said that production restarted after lengthy negotiations to reopen the Hamada valve, which had […]

Activists arrested in Senegal, outstanding academic handed prison sentence in Mali

An activist and a preacher were arrested in Senegal and a well-known academic was sentenced to two years in prison in Mali, all for criticizing their respective governments, casting a shadow over basic human rights and mainly freedom of expression in both countries. The two individuals were taken into police custody in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, […]

UK to cut import taxes on 99% of goods imported from Africa

The United Kingdom is to cut import taxes on hundreds more products from some of the world’s poorest countries, which is a part of its wider push to use trade to “drive prosperity and help eradicate poverty”, as well as reduce dependency on aid. The Department for International Trade said Monday (15 August) the scheme […]