Moroccan sahara city of boujdour

Militant Islamist violence in Sahel surges, contradicting juntas’ security claims

The number of people killed in Africa’s central Sahel region by insurgents, armed groups, state forces and foreign mercenaries has surged this year, according to data by The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), contradicting the claims by the military rulers of Mali, Burkina Faso and now Niger that they are tackling insecurity. […]

ENI starts oil and gas production offshore Côte d’Ivoire

Italian energy giant ENI started phase 2 of oil and gas production in the offshore Balaine field, which helps Côte d’Ivoire consolidate its role as a producing country on the global energy scenario, strengthening access to energy on a national scale. “Thanks to this milestone, production will reach 60,000 barrels of oil per day and […]

New round of inter-Libyan dialogue kicks off in Bouznika

Libyan delegations representing the High Council of State and the Libyan House of Representatives gathered in Bouznika Friday for a new round of inter-Libyan dialogue. This new round of dialogue comes in the wake of the previous meetings held by the two parties in September, October and November in Bouznika and Tangier. These meetings led […]