Libya signs deals with TotalEnergies, ConocoPhillips to boost oil output

Libya has signed new energy deals with France’s TotalEnergies and US oil major ConocoPhillips aimed at sharply increasing crude production and modernizing aging infrastructure, in a move that could put the North African country on track to challenge Nigeria as Africa’s top oil producer. The agreements were signed through Waha Oil Company, a subsidiary of […]

Morocco, Mauritius to boost cooperation

Morocco and the Republic of Mauritius have agreed to propel a new dynamic in their sectoral cooperation by inviting the government officials of both countries to interact in order to assess the implementation of the agreements previously signed and to jointly identify actions and projects to be undertaken in key sectors, such as health, renewable […]

Togo’s delayed legislative election underway after divisive constitutional reforms

Some 4.2 million eligible Togolese citizens vote in delayed and controversial legislative elections this Monday (29 April) to decide if President Faure Gnassingbe will extend his family’s decades-long grip on power. Voting got under way following approval of divisive constitutional reforms by the outgoing parliament that opponents have called a “constitutional coup” because of concerns […]