The next Youth Olympic Games (YOG), a sporting event for athletes aged 15 to 18, will take place in 2026 rather than 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Senegal have announced. The IOC cited the postponement of the Tokyo Games to 2021 and “the operational and financial consequences of the global health crisis” as […]
Sudan’s Cabinet approved on 30 December an emergency draft budget for the 2026 fiscal year, projecting 9% economic growth despite the ongoing conflict since 15 April 2023. The budget was endorsed during a session in Port Sudan, chaired by Prime Minister Kamil Idris, who described the plan as exceptional under the prevailing circumstances. The fiscal […]
Tunisian authorities have awarded an oil exploration permit to Ukraine’s YNG Exploration Limited. The permit authorizes the Ukrainian firm to begin explorations in the 988 KM² Araifa site in Tatounie, southern Tunisia. The firm will conduct seismic exploration and proceed to the drilling of two test wells over a five-year period at an estimated cost […]
