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Nigeria’s liquified natural gas (LNG) facility at Bonny Island has seen production decline in recent months as a result of a shortage of natural gas supply due to rampant theft and sabotage of oil and gas pipelines. Also unplanned disruptions at LNG plants in the United States and Australia have wrong-footed traders, including BP and […]
South Africa’s Aspen Pharmacare may soon be forced to halt its Covid-19 vaccine production as the overall demand, including government contracts for Covid-19 antivirals and vaccines, dry up. Aspen currently produces vaccines for Johnson & Johnson and, in March, it struck a deal to produce, price, and sell its own-brand version of the shot for […]
Mali’s military government has been handed over several fighter jets and helicopters by Russia that is positioning itself to fill a political vacuum, as French and European forces are in the process of withdrawing from the country. The aircraft were formally received during a ceremony at Bamako’s airport, with Malian President Assimi Goita and Russian […]
Many, if not most, African economies have endured a torrid time over recent years, as their finances have been hard hit by two global crises – Covid-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war. As a result, numerous states across Africa have turned to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for assistance. Ghana is expecting to receive $3 billion […]
Ways to foster partnership and cooperation between Morocco and Spain in matters of security and the fight against transnational organized crime and terrorism were reviewed at a meeting in Rabat Wednesday between Director General of National Security and Territory Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, and Director General of the Spanish National Police, Francisco Pardo Piqueras, who is […]
Police operating at the Tangier-Med port zone have foiled, Tuesday, an international trafficking attempt of 17,970 “Rivotril” psychotropic tablets, said a statement by the national police (DGSN). The operation was conducted on the basis of accurate information provided by the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST). The psychotropic tablets were seized during a control operation […]
The rift is growing between Tunisia and one of its main donors, the United States, as President Kais Saied continues his power grab leaning on authoritarian Algeria. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tunisia’s “dream of self-government” was in danger. His comment added to previous US criticism in the wake of the adoption of a […]
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, says it is unable to meet the growing humanitarian needs in the Democratic Republic of Congo because of a lack of money. The UNHCR is calling on donors to urgently step up to the plate to help the many refugees and displaced people in the country. In a statement made […]
Snap Inc. signed Tuesday a Memorandum of Understanding with Qatar’s Government Communications Office (GCO) to open a new office in Doha, expanding its footprint in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, a statement by the Gulf country has announced. “This move is part of Snap’s efforts to support and create opportunities for its […]
A flight of Egypt’s national carrier EgyptAir landed Tuesday at Tripoli’s Mitiga International Airport for the first time since 2014. The flights, according to the airliner, will continue till October 11 to transport groups of tourists from Libya to the Egyptian Red Sea resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh. The flag carrier will operate a weekly […]