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Mozambique greenlights resumption of $20bn Cabo Delgado LNG project

Italian oil and gas major Eni started drilling new exploration well off the coast of Mozambique, while the country’s authorities have green-lighted the resumption of the $20 billion Cabo Delgado gas project, in which TotalEnergies owns an operating stake of 26.5%, The Italian oil and gas giant Eni is drilling its first exploration well in […]

Mauritania : ruling UPR dominates parliament

The ruling UPR party has emerged victorious in the second round of the legislative elections after winning more than 50% of the parliamentary seats. The elections have been criticized in several quarters and some opposition political parties preferred to boycott it. Tawassoul, a party participating for the first time, won majority of the seats among […]

Congo’s M23 rebels seize another key eastern town, further encircling North Kivu’s capital

In a further escalation of hostilities, M23 rebels have seized the town of Minova in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a trade hub and key supply route for the provincial capital of Goma. The Congolese army acknowledged that the rebels had made “breakthroughs” in the towns of Minova and […]