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1 – 10 of 33The deal builds on the recent ten-year agreement on maritime defence cooperation. Somalia is believed to have significant onshore and offshore oil and gas potential. However…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286121
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This episode could have a significant impact on South Sudan's government, which derives almost 90% of its revenue from oil.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286085
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Starting today, this will increase the price of petrol at the pump from AOA160 (USD0.27) to AOA300 per litre. This occurs in a context of a weakening currency and high debt…
This attracted widespread criticism, as the DRC has rejected calls to halt an auction of oil blocks in ecologically sensitive areas that could directly threaten biodiversity…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275290
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Oil remains the mainstay of South Sudan’s economy and is highly lucrative for those sections of the government and associated networks that control it. However, it delivers…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278962
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It follows rebel leader Riek Machar's return to the capital and inauguration as vice-president on April 26. The TGNU's formation is central to the peace agreement signed in August…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210909
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The underperformance of the oil sector, coupled with a recent fuel distribution crisis, have combined to dampen growth forecasts for 2019. While President Joao Lourenco’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244145
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As Angola struggles to cope with its deepest financial crisis since the end of the civil war in 2002, Sonangol profits have fallen dramatically from 2.4 billion dollars in 2009 to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220168
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The performance and prospects of South Sudan’s oil sector.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240756
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However, China’s insistence on negotiating debt relief bilaterally and on a loan-by-loan basis will delay efforts to reschedule borrowing, jeopardising Angola’s debt…