By Terje Solsvik OSLO (Reuters) -Equinor, Shell and Exxon Mobil have agreed a deal with the government of Tanzania for the development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in the East African country, the two sides said on Friday. The agreement is a milestone for the long-delayed project to unlock Tanzania’s vast but …
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By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) – More than half of the world’s large lakes and reservoirs have shrunk since the early 1990s, chiefly because of climate change, intensifying concerns about water for agriculture, hydropower and human consumption, a study published on Thursday found. A team of international researchers reported that some of the world’s most …
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MAPUTO (Reuters) – The World Bank has moved $150 million of the funds it has earmarked for Mozambique projects to help fund the southern African nation’s efforts to recover from the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy. One of the deadliest storms to hit the continent in the last two decades, Freddy ripped through Malawi, Mozambique and …
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BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – The death toll from fighting between farmers and herders in Nigeria’s north-central state of Plateau has risen beyond 100, with locals searching in the bush for more bodies, residents and local authorities said on Friday. Gunmen stormed villages and burned several houses in the Mangu local government area on Tuesday, with …
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(Reuters) – South Africa’s rail freight problems mean Tharisa Plc has to truck 85% of its chrome export volumes to ports, the diversified miner’s CEO Phoevos Pouroulis said on Friday, adding he saw no prospect of a swift solution. State-owned logistics utility Transnet is failing to meet demand for freight rail services because of a …
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By Khalid Abdelaziz DUBAI (Reuters) – Mass looting by armed men and civilians is making life an even greater misery for Khartoum residents trapped by fierce fighting between Sudan’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), witnesses said. While the RSF dominates the capital on the ground and the army conducts frequent airstrikes, the witnesses …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – More than a million people have been displaced by fighting in Sudan so far, including a quarter of a million refugees, a U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) spokesperson said on Friday. The army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have been locked in weeks of conflict that has killed hundreds of people and turned …
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By Rachel Savage JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A swift conclusion to Ghana’s external debt restructuring would benefit its international bond prices but the talks may be tricky and holders could face a write down of up to 50%, analysts said after the country secured a $3 billion IMF rescue loan. Ghana is aiming for $10.5 billion …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China has always taken Zambia’s debt issues seriously and will jointly work for a better solution, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday. Wang Wenbin, a spokesperson of the ministry, made the remarks at a regular news briefing when answering a question regarding Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema saying he wants to meet …
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By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s most popular independent radio station on Thursday said two of its top broadcasters, critics of President Kais Saied, have been summoned by police for questioning, amid fears of an escalating government campaign against the media. Radio Mosaique said its broadcasters Haythem El Mekki and Elyess Gharbi were going …
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