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US speeds up troop withdrawal from Niger

The US is withdrawing its troops from Niger ahead of schedule with only 300 soldiers left in the uranium and oil rich Sahel country. Niger authorities have given mid-September as a deadline for the troop withdrawal, which comes against the backdrop of an increasing anti-western sentiment in the military-ruled Sahel states. Niger is also shifting […]

Italy’s Eni announces oil, gas discovery offshore Côte d’Ivoire

Italy’s Eni said it found significant reserves of oil and gas offshore Côte d’Ivoire, with a specific well in particular having as much as 1.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent of potential resources. This will be Eni’s second big hydrocarbon discovery off the West African nation over the past few years following on from its […]

Morocco’s King Appoints Commissions to Supervise Planned Privatizations

King Mohammed VI has appointed members of the two commissions, the “Transfer Commission” and the “Evaluation Body” that will supervise the planned privatization of a number of public institutions that will bring in some 10 billion Dirhams. The Transfer Commission includes Zouhair Chorfi, Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance; Fouzia Zaaboul, Director of the […]