Bate Felix

Senegal

Energy Correspondent at Reuters

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Woodside Energy seeks arbitration in dispute with Senegal

4 days ago | today.westlaw.com | Bate Felix |Anaït Miridzhanian

DAKAR (Reuters) - Australia's Woodside Energy has filed a request for international arbitration with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) given the lack of resolution on certain matters with Senegal, a spokesperson...
Sibanye says 289 workers trapped in South African gold mine

2 weeks ago | zawya.com | Felix Njini |Bhargav Acharya |Bate Felix |Joe Bavier

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Sibanye Stillwater said on Friday that efforts were under way to rescue 289 mine workers trapped underground at one of its shafts at the Kloof gold mine near Johannesburg. The workers were safe and gathered at an assembly point in the underground gold mine, one of the company's deepest located around 60 km (37 miles) west of Johannesburg, it said.
US legislators move to block IMF Central Africa support over oil fund dispute

1 month ago | timeslive.co.za | Bate Felix |Wendell Roelf

10 April 2025 - 07:00 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. The bill highlights a standoff between foreign investors on one side and Central African monetary authorities trying to enforce tighter capital controls on extractive industries to shore up depleted reserves on the other.
US lawmakers move to block IMF Central Africa support over oil fund dispute

1 month ago | marketscreener.com | Bate Felix |Wendell Roelf

DAKAR (Reuters) -U.S. lawmakers have introduced legislation that could block International Monetary Fund support for some Central African countries, in an effort to guard billions of dollars that oil companies must set aside for environmental restoration. The bill highlights a standoff between foreign investors on one side and Central African monetary authorities trying to enforce tighter capital controls on extractive industries to shore up depleted reserves on the other.
United States legislators switch to impede IMF Central Africa help over oil fund battle

1 month ago | business-journal.in | Bate Felix |Wendell Roelf

By Bate Felix and Wendell Roelf DAKAR (Reuters) – united state legislators have really introduced regulation that may impede International Monetary Fund (IMF) help for some Central African nations, in an initiative to guard billions of dollars that oil corporations ought to allot for ecological remediation.
United States legislators switch to impede IMF Central Africa help over oil fund battle

1 month ago | indiadailymail.com | Bate Felix |Wendell Roelf

By Bate Felix and Wendell Roelf DAKAR (Reuters) – united state legislators have really offered regulation that may impede International Monetary Fund (IMF) help for some Central African nations, in an initiative to guard billions of greenbacks that oil corporations ought to allot for ecological remediation.
Ghana Consumer Inflation Eases to 22.4% in March

2 months ago | gurutrade.com | Christian Akorlie |Bate Felix |Joe Bavier

ACCRA, April 2 (Reuters) - Ghana's annual consumer inflation slowed for a third straight month to 22.4% in March from 23.1% the previous month, as food price pressures eased, the statistics agency said on Wednesday. The easing of inflationary pressures is likely to be welcomed by Ghana's central bank, which last week surprised the market with a 100-basis-point interest rate hike to 28%, saying a tight monetary policy stance was needed to lower inflation.
M23 threatens to advance on Bukavu as DRC rejects direct talks

Feb 11, 2025 | businesslive.co.za | Sonia Rolley |Emma Farge |Bate Felix

The M23 have not made any significant progress since seizing the mining town of Nyabibwe last week, but heavy shelling was reported along the front line on Tuesday morning, rebel, military and local sources said. “The situation in Bukavu is deteriorating dangerously. Our compatriots are continually being killed and pillaged,” Lawrence Kanyuka, a spokesperson for a rebel alliance that includes M23, said in a post on X.
South Africa halts search for trapped illegal miners over safety concerns

Feb 10, 2025 | miningfocusafrica.com | Bate Felix |Micheal van Wyk

South African authorities on Monday suspended rescue operations for an unspecified number of alleged illegal miners trapped in an abandoned mine shaft west of Johannesburg due to safety concerns. Rescue teams were able to descend 70 meters into the shaft to a makeshift platform before the operation became too risky to continue, according to an emergency services official. “The search and rescue operation… has been terminated for now.
What is happening in Congo and why are M23 rebels fighting?

Jan 30, 2025 | japantimes.co.jp | Bate Felix

The Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in what appears to be an attempt to expand their area of control in the country's east after capturing the city of Goma. The latest advances are part of a major escalation of a decades-old conflict over power, identity and resources that has killed hundreds of thousands of people and displaced more than 1 million since its recent resurgence. What is happening in Goma?