president of the Libyan Presidential Council- Mohamed El Menfi

US coal exports to Africa on the rise

Exports of thermal coal from the US to Africa increased 60% in the first half of this year to 5.3 million tons, compared with 3.1 MMst in the same period in 2023, the International Energy Agency said. In the first half of 2024, U.S. exporters shipped virtually all (98%) of this thermal coal to Egypt […]

More voices call EU to follow the example of the US, recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara

Since the US announced on December 10, 2020 its historic decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara, several voices rose to urge the European Union to follow suit.   The latest of these voices was that of the Mayor of Metz François Grosdidier who called on the European Union to follow the example of […]

Kenya demands renegotiation of $5bn borrowed from China

Kenya wants to renegotiate a multibillion-dollar loan from China that was used to build a major railway because though the country is up to date on its payments, it cannot continue with the current 20-year schedule. Answering questions from a parliamentary committee, Kenya’s incoming transport minister, Kipchumba Murkomen, said the country will have to ask […]