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Egypt to sign four deals for car manufacturing

Egypt’s Supreme Council for Vehicle Manufacturing is set to sign four partnership agreements with various companies, within a few days to manufacture automobiles in the country, a statement from the office of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said, without specifying the names of the concerned companied. The statement came following a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday November […]

Lobito corridor: West’s bid against China’s BRI and its grip on African ore

With the support from the European Union and the United States, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia hope soon to realize their ambitious plans to shore up their green energy resources — and face up China’s influence. In October 2023, the EU and the US passed a declaration to support efforts to revive […]

Libya’s NOC accused of inflating production data to avoid budget scrutiny

A source familiar with Libya’s oil sector has alleged that the National Oil Corporation (NOC) is publishing inflated production figures to evade accountability for the utilization of a 60 billion Libyan dinar budget allocated to increase oil output. According to the source, OPEC’s monthly report, released on December 13, 2024, stated that Libya’s crude oil […]