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Nigeria regains Africa’s top crude oil producer spot in May 2023 — OPEC report

Nigeria has regained its position as Africa’s top crude oil producer for May 2023, according to the latest report published by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), that also attributes the slow growth of the country’s economy by 2.4% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2023 to certain factors including a decline in crude […]

Iraq : Government Forces Continue to be Defeated by ISIS

The advancement of the Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) in Iraq has achieved another major turning point as its militants take over one of the biggest city in Northern Iraq, Mosul. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is desperate to put an end to the ISIS by arming civilians willing to fight against the […]

Gabon: Elections commission validates 19 candidates for August presidential polls

Nineteen candidates will run for August 26 presidential elections in Gabon, up from 27 bids received by the country’s Center of Elections (CGE). The CGE, led by Michel Stéphane Bonda, Sunday unveiled the roaster of final candidates to seek the country’s top job, “Gabon Review” reports. The Center disqualified 8 candidates after receiving 27 bids […]