The advent of the coronavirus and its tragic fallout on human lives, social order and the economy have undermined the neoliberal order as a return to the welfare state sounds best suited to deal with such repercussions. The state has taken health, security, education and the ordinary functioning of the market into its […]
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Turkey’s state-run energy company, TPAO, allowing for extensive geological and geophysical studies in four offshore zones within Libyan waters. The agreement includes a 2D seismic survey spanning 10,000 km, with full data analysis expected within nine months. The deal signifies deepening energy cooperation […]
A total of 79 individuals, including the jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, are reported to have filed their candidacy for the February 2024 presidential election in Senegal before the Tuesday (26 December) deadline amid allegations that the Senegalese authorities have been intensifying repression ahead of the vote. When Macky Sall, President of Senegal since 2012, […]
