Rising global oil and butane gas prices, amplified by ongoing Middle East tensions, are once again forcing Morocco to confront a question it has long sidestepped: should the government and private operators use financial hedging instruments to shield consumers and public finances from commodity price volatility? Hedging — essentially a financial insurance mechanism — allows […]
Sudanese officials have recovered 11 bodies from a well in Khartoum’s Fayhaa neighborhood, days after military forces expelled paramilitary fighters from the area. The grim discovery includes the remains of men, women, and children, according to civil defense authorities. Colonel Abdul-Rahanan Mohamed Hassan, leading the civil defense recovery operation, confirmed the search began after residents […]
European and other Western companies face losing out on sub-Saharan African lithium supply to Chinese companies whose grip on the critical mineral got even tighter last year when African exports of lithium, which mostly go to China, rose sharply between August and November. Already dominant in the cobalt and copper sectors in Africa, China is […]
