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Senegal sees economic growth rising to 10.1% in 2023
By: Reuters 12th December 2022 Senegal's economic growth is expected to jump to 10.1% in 2023 compared to 4.8% in 2022, driven by oil and gas production, Prime Minister Amadou Ba... →
Minister Patricia de Lille gazettes Infrastructure Projects of significant importance to country as Strategic Integrated Projects (SIPs)
6th December 2022 I have today, 6 December 2022 gazetted additional infrastructure projects of significant importance to the country as Strategic Integrated Projects... →
Can a new wave of drone tech make Africa’s seas safer?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 30th November 2022 On 29 October, Ukraine attacked Russian naval ships in the Crimean port of Sevastopol using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned surface... →
World's longest-ruling leader holds vote to extend rule of tiny African state
By: Reuters 21st November 2022 The world's longest-ruling leader, President Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea, staged a vote on Sunday to extend his 43-year-rule of a tiny,... →
Equatorial Guinea president Obiang seeks to extend 43-year rule
By: Reuters 17th November 2022 Equatorial Guinea holds elections on Sunday in which the world's longest-standing leader President Teodoro Obiang Nguema will seek to extend his... →
Minister’s comments on fracking are misguided and concerning
11th November 2022 Last week it was reported that the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, announced that government will request proposals to... →
Climate projections again point to dangerous 2.7 °C rise by 2100
By: Bloomberg 10th November 2022 The research partnership Climate Action Tracker (CAT) on Thursday released its latest projections of how greenhouse gas emissions may dangerously... →
COP27: Which countries will push to end fossil fuel production? And which won’t?
8th November 2022 Fossil fuels have provided a crucial source of energy over the past 200 years. But they also account for 75 per cent of global greenhouse gas... →