Afreximbank has approved $200 million toward financing of a contested oil pipeline to export Uganda’s crude, while a report released by two environmental NGOs has warned of potentially “unacceptable” damage caused by a controversial project involving French oil giant TotalEnergies and China’s National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). The Nigeria-based bank was also willing to finance […]
Germany’s Public Prosecutor General (GBA) Monday announced an Egypt-born German citizen, working for state-run federal government press office, has been charged with espionage for Egypt. The man identified as Amin A. in accordance with the German secrecy law, “used this position from at least July 2010 to support employees of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service […]
The UN Security Council Presidency issued a statement voicing concern over the surge of terrorist attacks in the Sahel and stressing the need for a “holistic approach” to curb terrorism. The Security Council “expresses its concerns over the threats of terrorism, including widespread terrorist ideology in the region and their linkages to transnational organized crime, […]
