Africa

Major oil companies such as Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), opens new tab and Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab that aim to exit Nigeria’s onshore oil can get quicker approval to do so if they take responsibility for spills rather than wait for authorities to apportion blame, the regulator said on Friday.Exxon, …

Iran’s Encirclement of Israel, Control of Red Sea, Almost Complete “What makes the future in this case darker is Sudan’s history of hosting extremists and jihadists from the far right and far left. During the previous regime, Sudan hosted Osama bin Laden, leader of Al-Qaeda, Hamas, Hezbollah, and Carlos the …

Mr Komolafe said that these blocks have the potential to significantly boost national production, which would benefit all stakeholders The Nigerian government on Friday said four International Oil Companies (IOCs) will divest from a total of 26 oil blocks in the country. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) Chief …

President Bola Tinubu has described terrorism as an imported evil concept that is alien to African society and must be banished. Mr Tinubu said this on Monday at the African High-Level Summit on Counterterrorism in Abuja. The two-day summit is a meeting of African member states, the African Union, and …

Un monde de plus en plus multipolaire signifie que l’influence de Washington sur le continent va diminuer à mesure que d’autres partenaires stratégiques émergeront, notamment la Russie et la Chine, estime Westen K. Shilaho. Justified Accord 2024, le plus grand exercice du Commandement des États-Unis pour l’Afrique (AFRICOM) en Afrique …

Le fils de Mohamed Bazoum a quitté Lomé le 18 avril 2024 : Salem Bazoum avait été conduit dans la capitale togolaise en début d’année, après avoir été retenu plus de 5 mois à la résidence présidentielle de Niamey avec ses parents suite au coup d’État du 26 juillet 2023. …

With geopolitical confrontation and tensions deepening, the key global players are swiftly turning their focus on Africa. In practical terms, African leaders are also making strategic choices based on their development paradigms. These leaders are forced to work on their election campaign promises, especially those relating to economic development and …

Key Takeaway: Russian Africa Corps soldiers deployed to Niger on April 12, which will challenge US efforts to remain in Niger in the immediate term—undermining the West’s counterterrorism posture in West and North Africa—and create long-term opportunities for the Kremlin to create conventional and irregular threats that strategically pressure Europe. …

The EU’s latest migration deals with Egypt and Tunisia offshore border control without meaningful commitments to address root causes of migration or safeguard human rights. The European Union is going all-in on border externalization. In March, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Italian Prime Minister Georgi Meloni, and four …

Disrupting the financing and local economies of violence is crucial to defeating terrorist groups. Nigeria recently sanctioned several individuals and entities for allegedly financing terrorism. The list includes six Nigerians sentenced to 10 years to life in prison in 2019 for establishing a Boko Haram cell in the United Arab …