Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has announced the results of its first public oil and gas bid round in 17 years, awarding exploration and development contracts to five major international companies and consortia. The round offered 20 exploration blocks. Winning entities include a consortium of Italy’s Eni and QatarEnergy; a consortium of Spain’s Repsol and […]
Relations between Burundi and Rwanda have taken another downturn after the former announced on Thursday (18 January) that it had suspended diplomatic ties with its neighbor and unilaterally closed its border. The move came last week, after the Burundi government accused Rwanda of supporting a Burundian rebel group known as RED-Tabara that is based in […]
Spain and Morocco started Tuesday a joint exercise to enhance sea safety transport of a radioactive material from Algeciras port to Tangier-Med port. Dubbed “Gate to Africa,” the three-day exercise, first of its kind, is organized in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). It seeks to assess and improve the two neighbouring countries’ […]
