Tunisia’s Islamists under siege as Saied rolls back democracy

Islamists are bearing the brunt of President Kais Saied’s “counter revolution” with their leaders facing possible jail time and little public sympathy, as many view them as the principal architects of the economic woes and political gridlock that has long gripped the country.

Turkey-Libya energy deal clouds waters in East Mediterranean

An energy deal signed between Turkey and the Libyan administration of  Abdul Hamid Dbeibah on Monday has brought a reaction from Greece, EU and Libya’s eastern-based parliament.

Turkey reacted angrily Tuesday to criticisms over the hydrocarbons accord it signed with Libya’s Tripoli-based government, which allows Turkish and Libyan companies to carry out joint explorations in the eastern Mediterranean.

Tunisia’s Islamists under siege as Saied rolls back democracy

Islamists are bearing the brunt of President Kais Saied’s “counter revolution” with their leaders facing possible jail time and little public sympathy, as many view them as the principal architects of the economic woes and political gridlock that has long gripped the country.

Stoking Resentment Obscures Foreign Agendas

Italy’s new far-right leader, Giorgia Meloni, is attracting an unlikely African fan base. One would imagine that her xenophobic rhetoric, in which she claims there is a conspiracy to replace native-born Italians with immigrants and advocates for a naval blockade of North Africa, would trigger some discomfort on the continent. But her willingness to attack France, on prominent display in a speech from 2018 making the rounds on social media, has some circles celebrating Meloni as a truth-teller and self-styled “liberator.” This surprising turn of events is yet another example of how powerful a political tool longstanding resentment of the status quo can be, and how those resentments can act as a smokescreen for those who amplify them..

Vente de concessions pétrolières et gazières en RDC : attention danger !

Alors que les ministres de l’Environnement du monde entier se retrouvent à Kinshasa, ce 3 octobre, pour préparer la COP27, Human Rights Watch alerte sur les nombreux risques des activités de forage.

Le 28 juillet, le gouvernement de la République démocratique du Congo a lancé un appel d’offres pour les droits d’exploitation de 27 blocs pétroliers, et trois blocs de gaz méthane. Le même jour, les Nations unies reconnaissaient le droit à un environnement propre, sain et durable.

Hydrocarbures : la Turquie va explorer les eaux libyennes

Un mémorandum signé entre Tripoli et Ankara prévoit de « développer des projets liés à l’exploration, la production et le transport de pétrole et de gaz ».

La Libye et la Turquie ont signé le 3 octobre un accord de prospection d’hydrocarbures dans les eaux libyennes, trois ans après avoir conclu un accord de délimitation maritime controversé qui avait suscité l’ire de l’Union européenne (UE). « Nous avons signé un mémorandum d’entente pour la prospection d’hydrocarbures dans les eaux territoriales de la Libye ainsi que sur le sol libyen par des compagnies turco-libyennes mixtes », a déclaré le chef de la diplomatie turque Mevlüt Çavusoglu, lors d’un point presse avec son homologue libyenne Najla al-Mangoush.