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Senegal produces above target 16.9 mln barrels of oil in 2024

Senegal’s Sangomar offshore oil and gas field has produced 16.9 million barrels in 2024, surpassing its 11.7 million target, according to official figures. Sangomar field, about 100km south of Dakar, achieved its first oil production in June 2024 and is expected to pump at least 100,000 barrels daily. The project is a joint venture between […]

Mauritania: 227 West African irregular migrants rescued off Nouadhibou

Mauritania’s coast guard said over the week-end that theyrescued 227 irregular migrants aboard a boat traveling from Gambia off the coast of Nouadhibou in the country’s northwest. A statement by the coast guard said one of its patrols intercepted the boat after a “tragic” sea journey that lasted more than 10 days. The passengers, including […]

UNSG Guterres applauds as “exemplary” the solidarity that prevailed in Morocco during earthquake

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, commended the exemplary spirit of solidarity that prevailed in Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, to support the earthquake victims that struck several regions of the Kingdom. This came in a message read out on his behalf by the High Representative of the UN Alliance […]