Egypt
Egypt seals $245m gas exploration deals to lure investors
Egypt’s state gas company EGAS has awarded six new exploration blocks worth $245 million in an effort to boost
Greek authorities have rescued more than 500 migrants near Crete in recent days, including 280 on Saturday alone, AFP reports. Many had departed from Libya, paying thousands of dollars to smugglers. Among them was a 24-year-old Sudanese man who was arrested on trafficking charges. Crete lies on a key migratory route between North Africa—particularly Libya and Egypt—and mainland Europe.
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Egypt
Egypt seals $245m gas exploration deals to lure investors
Egypt’s state gas company EGAS has awarded six new exploration blocks worth $245 million in an effort to boost
Tunisia
Tunisia struggles to save ancient Sloughi desert hound
Once prized hunting companions of desert nomads, Tunisia’s ancient Sloughi hounds are now under threat from urbanisation, habitat loss,
Mauritania
Senegal-Mauritania GTA LNG project starts commercial phase
The Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) liquefied natural gas project off the coasts of Senegal and Mauritania has officially begun commercial
Morocco
Moroccan novelist wins Henri de Régnier Prize
“Souviens-toi des abeilles” wins French Academy prize Moroccan writer Zineb Mekouar has won the French Academy’s Henri de Régnier