Will Africa’s metals boom suffer the same curse as oil?
Moanda – Mechanical diggers are hard at work in the bleak landscape of the Moanda open-cast mine in Gabon,... Read more
26 Oct, 2022
Singapore targets net zero by 2050, eyes hydrogen power
Singapore – Singapore announced on Tuesday it aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, giving a firm date for... Read more
25 Oct, 2022
EU and Morocco sign green energy deal
Rabat – The European Union and Morocco on Tuesday signed a “green partnership” deal they hope will bolster cooperation... Read more
19 Oct, 2022
Senegal not giving up on oil and gas
Saint-Louis – The new offshore gas terminal appears through the morning mist cloaking the Atlantic Ocean near Saint Louis,... Read more
17 Oct, 2022
France’s Macron seeks German ‘solidarity’ on energy
Paris – French President Emmanuel Macron called on Germany on Sunday to show European “solidarity” over soaring energy prices, warning... Read more
17 Oct, 2022
Africa’s longest oil pipeline takes shape in Niger
Gaya – Chinese and Nigerien workers haul giant steel pipes over mounds of earth as heavily armed soldiers keep... Read more
14 Oct, 2022
Living in darkness: Poverty and pollution in oil-rich Congo
Pointe-Noire – Behind their homes is an oil pipeline and above them are high-voltage cables suspended between pylons. A... Read more
12 Oct, 2022
Striking French refinery workers defy government threats
Paris – Striking French fuel refinery workers voted on Wednesday to continue their stoppages and blockades, defying the government... Read more
12 Oct, 2022
EU energy chief praises Algeria ‘partnership’
Algiers – The European Union’s energy commissioner hailed a “long-term strategic partnership” with Algeria on Tuesday as the bloc... Read more
12 Oct, 2022
Greece and Egypt call Turkish-Libyan gas deal ‘illegal’
Cairo – Egypt and Greece on Sunday said a deal allowing Turkish hydrocarbon exploration in Libya’s Mediterranean waters was... Read more
10 Oct, 2022
