Natural Gas and Africa’s Energy Future: Balancing Growth and Sustainability (By Adrian Strydom) JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, June 6, 2025/ — By Adrian Strydom, Chief Executive Officer of the South African Oil and Gas Alliance (www.SAOGA.org.za). Africa is at a turning point in its energy journey. As cities expand and industries grow, the demand for electricity is […]
African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 African Energy General Counsel Forum to Spotlight Strategic Legal Leadership, Dealmaking and Doing Business in African Oil & Gas CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 6, 2025/ — The African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference – taking place from September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town –
Kampala-Uganda. The Electoral Commission has officially granted the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) a certificate of registration, formally recognizing it as a political party.
Over 1.5m pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj More than 1.5 million pilgrims have gathered in Saudi Arabia today to stand at Arafat, participating in the most sacred ritual of the Hajj pilgrimage. The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced that more than 1.5 million pilgrims from outside the Kingdom entered
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Pressure mounts on Netanyahu as opposition moves to dissolve parliament A member of Israel’s right-wing coalition threatened to quit the cabinet yesterday and support an opposition motion to dissolve parliament tabled for next week, piling pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Reuters reported. The latest opinion polls suggest that Netanyahu’s coalition would lose power if an election
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Sudan army denies HRW claims it bombed civilians The Sudanese army yesterday denied “claims” contained in a Human Rights Watch’s report regarding the “targeting of civilians in Nyala”, capital of South Darfur State, in early February, describing the report as “incorrect and unrealistic”, Anadolu reported. Sudanese army spokesperson Nabil Abdullah described the “allegations” contained in the report
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Trump bans citizens from 11 countries entering US WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has banned citizens of several countries from entering the United States to protect American citizens and interests from terrorists. According to a foreign news agency, US President Donald Trump signed a new travel ban order, under which citizens of 12 countries have been banned
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Dad accused of killing three daughters exhibited bizarre behavior in months before their deaths, mother says The father accused of killing his three young daughters near a campground in rural Washington state exhibited a series of bizarre and “unstable” behaviors before their deaths, the victims’ mother says. Travis Decker, 32, was charged with three counts of first-degree
BBC team detained by Israeli forces in southern Syria On the morning of 9 May, I was part of a BBC Arabic team which left the Syrian capital, Damascus, for the southern province of Deraa. From there we planned to go to the frontier with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. We wanted to get close to
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No Russian bombers destroyed, only damaged Russia has moved to downplay the impact of Ukraine’s recent drone strikes against its long-range bomber fleet, insisting that damaged aircraft will be repaired, despite video and satellite evidence showing severe destruction at multiple airbases. Following Ukraine’s unprecedented drone operation “Pavutyna,” which Kyiv says hit 41 strategic aircraft—including Tu-95MS
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