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Significant Gas Discovery in Morocco’s Offshore

Chariot energy company announced this Monday a major gas discovery offshore northern Moroccan city of Larache, following appraisal and exploration drillings carried out at the Anchois-2 well within the Lixus licence. Chariot has a 75% interest and operatorship of Lixus in partnership with the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (“ONHYM”) which holds a […]

Tunisia sentences presidential candidate Zammel to 6 months in prison

Few days ahead of Tunisian one-man show presidential election, candidate Ayachi Zammel received a 6-month prison sentence as Tunisia’s strongman and incumbent president Kais Saied continues to use the judiciary against political opponents. This is the second sentence against Zammel, who was handed a 20-month jail term for falsifying popular endorsement, in a verdict described […]

Ousted Ali Bongo nodded to establishment of Chinese military base despite concerns of France, U.S.A.

Gabon’s former President Ali Bongo, before being deposed on August 30, had given China the authorization to establish a military base on Mandji island, in the delta of the Ogooué river, in the Gulf of Guinea, Paris-based media Africa Intelligence and local media Gabon Review report. African Intelligence notes that Ali Bongo gave the verbal […]