Tag: oilrich
Libya: an oil-rich area at the heart of new tensions
The UN mission in Libya called on Friday, August 9, for “de-escalation and to avoid further tensions”, after the movements of troops of Marshal Haftar, the strongman of eastern Libya,…
The dispute over the fate of the oil-rich region escalates – the presidents of Venezuela and Guyana meet as soldiers gather on the border | Foreign countries
The dispute between the countries stems from the Essequibo region belonging to Guyana, where oil was discovered in 2015. Relations between Guyana and Venezuela have tightened even more in recent…
A sunken oil-rich country wants to compensate for its emissions, and now its company is clearing forests in Africa – a land grab, says an expert
About a million hectares. Forest equal to the area of Uusimaa. The government of small Liberia plans to hand over such a large area to a company based in one…
In Iraq, a group of angry protesters took over the parliament – the people of the oil-rich country are suffering while waiting for the government
There have been attempts to form a government in Iraq since the elections held in October without success. Due to the political impasse, the country is now stuck in place.…