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Chad: Interim President pledges to free all war prisoners to seal national dialogue

General Mahamat Idriss Déby vowed Sunday to free all prisoners in a major move that will seal the national dialogue launched August 20 in a bid to reconcile all Chadians. “Whether on peace, social cohesion and national reconciliation, the form of the State, the Constitution, institutional reforms and the electoral process, fundamental rights and freedoms, […]

Africa to double its share of global natural gas supply by 2050 — report

Africa’s gas share in the global market will increase from 6% of all gas supplies in 2021 to over 11% by 2050, according to a report by Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF). Gas production in the continent is forecast to increase from 260bn cubic meters in 2021, to 585bn cubic meters in 2050, on the […]

Libya: Fresh clashes rock Zawiya, threatening oil refinery and schools

Heavy clashes broke out on Wednesday, September 24, in the western Libyan city of Zawiya, about 60 km west of Tripoli, between factions affiliated with the Government of National Unity (GNU). According to the Libyan News Agency, fighting erupted after the Interior Ministry’s Security Threats Apparatus arrested members of the Al-Kaboutat armed group, which is […]