OPEC Secretary General urges U.S. shale oil producers to help cap global supply
OPEC’s Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo on Tuesday called on U.S. shale oil producers to help curtail global oil supply, warning extraordinary measures might be needed next year to sustain the…
OPEC secretary general sees clear signs of oil rebalancing, upbeat on demand
The oil market is rebalancing fast and has almost entirely erased the glut of refined products as OPEC sticks to its supply pact, OPEC’s secretary general said on Monday. OPEC’s…
Belgian court bans deportation of Sudanese migrants
A Belgian court on Monday ordered a halt to the deportation of around two-dozen Sudanese migrants following an uproar over Belgium’s invitation to officials from Khartoum to identify them. The…
Merkel says to begin three-way German coalition talks next week
Chancellor Angela Merkel said her conservative bloc would begin exploratory talks next week on forming a three-way German coalition government with the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) and the environmentalist Greens….
Kenya police use teargas, shoot in air during opposition march
Kenyan police fired teargas and shots in the air on Monday as hundreds of demonstrators marched through the capital Nairobi to protest against proposed legal changes that would make it…
George Weah in Liberia’s presidential contest
Mr. George Weah, Liberia’s ex-football star, will never have a more realistic chance of winning the presidency than on October 10 when some two million of his compatriots go to…
Museveni urges more work, not prayers
Uganda’s leader since 1986, President Yoweri Museveni has urged the people to spend more time working, not praying. The president said the people’s fundamental mission on earth was to work…
HEADS OF INTERNATIONAL OBSERVER GROUPS STRATEGISE ON LIBERIA’S CRUCIAL ELECTIONS
Heads of international election observation missions to Liberia met in Monrovia 8th October to share information and experiences ahead of the country’s crucial presidential legislative polls. The Head of ECOWAS…
Democrats rule out Trump’s request for border wall funding in help for ‘Dreamers’
Congressional Democrats rejected President Donald Trump’s requests on Sunday that renewed protection for “Dreamers” – people brought illegally to the United States as children – include funding for a border…
Armed faction takes over protection of Libyan oil and gas complex, fresh concern over migrants
An armed alliance involved in a three-week battle over the Libyan smuggling hub of Sabratha said on Saturday it had taken over protection of the Mellitah oil and gas terminal…