The outbreak of war in Ukraine has put Europe’s energy security under a new test as Germany halted the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea gas pipeline project with Russia, leaving few long-term gas supply options, chief among which is the Moroccan-Nigerian pipeline project. The $11 bln Nord Stream 2 pipeline was intended to double gas […]
The United States and a host of other nations are creating a new global security force ‘Operation Prosperity Guardian’ to help protect and defend ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack by drones and ballistic missiles fired by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Tuesday (19 December) […]
At least five demonstrators were killed and dozens were wounded when Kenyan police on Tuesday (25 June) opened fire on angry protestors some of whom breached the parliament complex in Nairobi to express dissatisfaction with proposed tax hikes. The mainly youth-led rallies, which started last week, have caught President William Ruto and his government off […]
