Can gas discoveries fuel Mauritania’s economic growth?
It has been a decade since Mauritania discovered its first natural gas field, Grande Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA), on the maritime
Russian mercenaries hired to provide security in Burkina Faso began leaving the country in late August — they say to resist Ukraine's recent incursion into Russia. Recent data shows the mercenaries have had little impact in the Sahel's war against Islamic terrorist groups. Burkina Faso saw one of the deadliest militant attacks in recent years the same week the Russians left.
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