Mauritania reins in BP to respect commitments in connection to GTA gas project

Mauritania’s minister of Oil, Gas and Mines Nani O. Chrougha Tuesday October 3 reminded British Petrolium (BP) to abide by requirements and commitments taken in the execution of “Grand Tortue Ahmeyime (GTA)”, a Liquefied National Gas (LNG) project situated on the border with Senegal. BP owns 56 per cent of project in which both Mauritania […]

CAR: ex-soccer boss and militia leader sentenced for war crimes by ICC

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced former Central African Republic (CAR) football chief Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona to 12 years in prison for 28 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country’s 2013–2014 civil war. His co-accused, former MP and militia commander Alfred “Rambo” Yekatom, received a 15-year sentence for 20 counts, […]

UN: Rabat calls for stronger regional & international cooperation to counter terror threats & organized crime

Morocco has called for strengthening regional and international cooperation to counter the growing threat posed by terrorists, organized crime networks, and separatist group in Africa. Speaking during a UN Security Council debate on “Transnational Organized Crime, Growing Challenges & New Threats”, Omar Kadiri, Morocco’s Deputy permanent representative to UN, voiced concern over the expansion of […]