Carbon taxes, which the EU braces to impose, could slash by up to 10% South African exports, the central bank warned. The warning comes as the South African economy navigates tumultuous waters, with the flight of foreign investors, corruption, insecurity and electricity outages. The country produces 80% of its electricity from coal and is seeking […]
The UN Security Council holds this Wednesday in New York a closed-door meeting on the MINURSO, whose mandate expires on October 31. Ahead of the mandate renewal, Council members will be briefed by Head of MINURSO Alexander Ivanko on the UN Mission activities, the situation on the ground and Polisario provocations. Ivanko’s briefing comes following […]
Senegal’s Sangomar oil and gas field has produced its first oil, operator Woodside Energy said, with the newly elected president Bassirou Faye promising that oil revenue will be “well managed.” Senegal also expected to start producing gas this year in the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim offshore field which it shares with Mauritania. “This is an historic […]
