EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell

Libya: NOC Chairman refuses to talk at Paris Oil conference in protest to France alleged support for Haftar

The Chairman of Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) that manages the North African country’s oil resources has refused to make comments during an international oil conference in Paris, in protest to France’s support of warlord Khalifa Haftar, who has been waging on war on the UN-backed unity government in a move to control capital Tripoli. […]

Morocco expects demand on gas to grow to 3 billion cubic meters by 2040

Morocco expects its demand on natural gas to spike to 3 billion cubic meters by 2040, the energy ministry said in a document that spells out the broadline for a strategy to secure gas supply. The document outlines Morocco’s ambition to raise the share of natural gas in powering the industrial sector as Morocco presses […]

France begins pulling out its troops from Niger after junta’s order

France has begun pulling out its troops from Niger after being ordered out of the West African nation by the military junta that ousted the pro-Paris president in a July coup, the military said Tuesday (10 October). “The first troops have left,” the spokesman of the French chief of staff said, confirming an earlier announcement […]