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British Chariot company retakes control of Moroccan Lixus & Rissana offshore licenses

British Chariot Energy Company announced Wednesday that it has regained operatorship of its Moroccan Lixus and Rissana Offshore licenses from Energean firm. Chariot is now operator of the Anchois gas field and has a 75% working interest in each license, with Moroccan National Office of Hydrocarbons & Mines (ONHYM) retaining its 25% stake. With operatorship […]

Benin’s Patrice Talon visits China next week

Benin’s President Patrice Talon is expected in China next Tuesday August 29 for talks with the Chinese top leader Xi Jinping, local medias report. The visit will highlight by the holding of an economic summit. The visit comes seven months after both countries signed in January 2023 a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on partial debt […]

Sudan: At least 50 dead in gold mine collapse as calls grow for regulation of artisanal mining

A deadly gold mine collapse in northeastern Sudan’s Howaid desert has claimed the lives of at least 50 people, according to local media reports. The incident occurred over the week-end in Nile River State, where artisanal mining is rampant and largely unregulated. Eyewitnesses said miners were trapped beneath a sudden avalanche of sand and rock […]