Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin has for the first time acknowledged he is “proud” of founding Wagner Group, a private military company, in 2014, staffed by veterans of the country’s armed forces. After previously denying ownership and suing journalists for reporting it, this was Prigozhin’s first public confirmation that he was the man behind the mercenary […]
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres honored two peacekeepers from the Royal Armed Forces during the annual ceremony paying tribute to the memory of civilian and uniformed personnel who died in UN peacekeeping operations in 2023. The ceremony coincided with the commemoration on May 29 of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, an occasion to […]
A final investment decision (FID) to build the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline is expected to be reached by the end of 2024, chief of state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) said. The pipeline, to cost about $25 billion, runs 7000 kilometers both on-shore but mostly offshore. “There is ongoing engagement on the Nigeria Morocco Gas Pipeline […]
