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Total Energies to quit South Africa offshore gas fields

French Total Energies said it plans to quit South Africa’s offshore gas fields to focus on more promising discoveries in Namibia, Bloomberg and Reuters reported. The company plans to give up its license for Block 11B/12B because it doubts whether the complex deep-water finds can be made commercially viable, given South Africa’s small gas market, […]

Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi Killed in Zintan, Body Released to Tribe as Probe Continues

Libya’s Office of the Attorney General announced that the body of Saif Al-Islam Muammar Gaddafi had been handed over to members of his tribe at the request of his family, following the completion of required legal procedures. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Attorney General’s Office confirmed that Saif Al-Islam was killed after being […]

Mali: army, northern rebels move closer to decisive confrontation in Kidal region

The Malian army is deploying towards a northern separatist rebel stronghold in the Kidal region in a high-risk operation which could foreshadow a major confrontation and become a turning point after a decade of conflict. A large convoy of the Malian army left Gao on Monday (2 October) and was reportedly headed to the localities […]