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Libya Finds New Oil & Gas Fields

Libya has announced new oil and natural gas discovery in the Ghadames basin southwest of Tripoli, opening new prospects for the battered economy of the North African country. This new oil & gas find was made by the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) and Algerian state-owned Sonatrach. The discovery consists of one oil field with […]

Egypt, South Sudan agree to build dam

Egypt and South Sudan are contemplating the construction of a multipurpose Dam in South Sudan, Arab News reports. To this end, the two countries signed a cooperation protocol that provides for conducting the feasibility studies of the dam to be located on the Siwi River, one of the main branches of the Jur River in […]

First International Forum on Moroccan Sahara Opens in Dakhla

An inaugural International Forum on the Moroccan Sahara opened on Wednesday in Dakhla. The forum is meant to catalyze scholarly discourse and forward-looking analysis concerning the emerging geo-economic landscape in the region. The agenda of the forum, that is attended by scores of academics and researchers from various disciplines, features several topics, including the Sahara’s […]