Despite international outcry against slavery across the globe, Mauritanian authorities continue their crackdown on anti-slavery activists with the arrest recently of abolitionist Biram Ould Abeid who was interrogated by authorities following three days of demonstrations led by the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA). Analysts consider his arrest as a move by the government to […]
British oil giant BP has signed an agreement with Gambia’s government to explore offshore hydrocarbons potential in the West African nation. The London-listed company now has “the legal rights” to explore for oil and gas potential in block A1 offshore Gambia, the office of the Gambian president Adama Barrow said in a statement. Block A1 […]
Head of Tripoli-based Presidential Council Faiez Serraj announced Tuesday the holding of general elections in the crisis-stricken country by year’s end. Serraj, who made the announcement one week after meeting his rival Khalifa Haftar in the UAE, did not elaborate on the date. Serraj who heads the UN-backed Libyan administration met with east-based warlord Haftar […]
