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OPINION: Retracing the Alliances of the Republic of South Sudan

By Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth The Republic of South Sudan was welcomed by millions of South Sudanese and the world as the world’s newest nation. Juba, the capital city of the republic, was flooded with people who came to witness its birth. The Republic of South Sudan had allies everywhere – including in the IGAD region […]

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Middle East: Oil demand remains low despite the ease in COVID-19 lockdown

OPINION: Driving Deal-Making in Mozambique Post-COVID-19

By Grace Goodrich Mozambique defied global investment flows by reporting a rise in deal activity in 2020. Now, the country seeks to engage local service providers to supply goods and services to gas megaprojects to drive in-country value generation and retention. While overall transactions dropped by eight percent in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020, in Mozambique,

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South Africa’s Energy Ministry Has His Priorities Right; It’s Time for the World to Respect Them

It’s time to rethink licensing rounds: For Africa’s oil- and gas-producing Countries, negotiating the current environment may require negotiation

While the details vary by country, the licensing round process has, in general, become too prone to delays and uncertainty By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org) In late 2019, as the African oil and gas industry was looking to the future with optimism, Offshore Engineer wrote that the continent was had reason

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