Dispute Over Oil Deposits Raises Somalia-Kenya Tension

BY MOHAMMED YUSUF | VOA NEWS The Somali government says it’s not ready to take any action that could threaten its relationship with its neighbor Kenya. The announcement comes amidst simmering tensions over potential offshore oil deposits and an incident where Somali government officials and diplomats were denied entry to Kenya this week.

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Rebels Slam China’s Conflicting Role in South Sudan

Violence in South Sudan may test China’s absolute commitment to non-interference in other countries’ domestic affairs By Sudan Tribune, SOUTH Sudanese armed opposition faction of the Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement (SPLM) under the leadership of the former vice-president, Riek Machar, has criticized the People’s Republic of China for playing contradictory roles in the South Sudan’s seven-month […]

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The Looting of Nigeria: BIG OIL’s $140 Billion A Year and Counting

By Thomas C Mountain, As western oil companies loot some $140 Billion a year of Nigeria’s black gold two thirds of the country’s 100 million people live on less than $2 a day. Nigeria’s “official” oil production figures show about 3 million barrels a day being pumped from their oil fields into the holds of […]

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