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MENAFN

(MENAFN) Benin's President Patrice Talon has announced that government-aligned military units successfully suppressed an insurrection launched by rogue soldiers attempting to seize power.

South African Government

Keynote address speech by the Minister of Transport Ms Barbara Creecy on the occasion of the 14th SARA International Rail Conference and Exhibition in Sandton Convention Centre, Sandton Programme Director President of SARA, Mr Nixon Dlamini Hon...

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (the “Company” or “ReconAfrica”) (TSXV: RECO) (OTCQX: RECAF) (Frankfurt: 0XD) (NSX: REC), is pleased to provide a year-end corporate operational update.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Benin’s President Patrice Talon announced that loyal security forces successfully stopped an attempted coup by a small group of mutinous soldiers, reports indicate.

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

HOUSTON, Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY, LSE: EGY) (“Vaalco” or the “Company”) today announced that it has commenced its Phase Three Drilling Program offshore Gabon with the spudding of the ET-15 infill well on...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) A high-profile corruption trial targeting former Gabonese first lady Sylvia Bongo and her son Noureddin Bongo Valentin began Monday at the Special Criminal Court in Libreville, according to a news outlet.

South African Government

President of the Pan-African Parliament, His Excellency, The Right Honourable Chief Fortune Charumbira, Members of the Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament, The Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly of Gabon, HE Jean-François NDONGOU,...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) The Democratic Union of Builders (UDB), the political party aligned with Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema, has secured a commanding majority in the country's parliamentary elections.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Guinea has revealed its intention to conduct its inaugural presidential election in four years, following a military takeover that dismantled the country’s civilian government in 2021. The coup was justified by soldiers who accused the...

South African Government

President of the Pan-African Parliament, His Excellency, The Right Honourable Chief Fortune Charumbira Members of the Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament The Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly of Gabon, His Excellency Jean-François...

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

CALGARY, Alberta, Sept. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (the “Company”, “ReconAfrica” or “Recon”) (TSXV: RECO) (OTCQX: RECAF) (Frankfurt: 0XD) (NSX: REC) is pleased to announce that on September 8, 2025, it has...

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

HOUSTON, June 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY, LSE: EGY) (“Vaalco” or the “Company”) announced that the Baobab field on CI-40 block, offshore Côte d’Ivoire is back online following the successful Baobab Ivoirien...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump has called on African nations to increase their defense budgets and purchase more American-made weapons, which he described as “the best military equipment anywhere in the world by far.” Trump made these remarks...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed leaders from five West African nations to the White House on Wednesday, signaling a push to strengthen commercial ties with the resource-rich region as global competition—particularly with...

EIN Presswire

LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, June 26, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Actor and stunt performer Alphee King has signed on for three feature films set to begin production within the next two years, with distribution through Amazon Prime and...

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

CALGARY, Alberta, June 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (the “Company” or “ReconAfrica”) (TSXV: RECO) (OTCQX: RECAF) (Frankfurt: 0XD) (NSX: REC), along with partners NAMCOR and BW Energy, have commenced production...

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

Kwun Tong, Kowloon, HK, June 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The newly registered 56-day exploratory study of NatureU® Mind Care BeautyU Caps — reporting within-participant changes of −46.7% in crow's-feet wrinkle count and +58.7% in stratum corneum...

South African Government

Madame Speaker, Honourable Morakane Mosupyoe; Deputy Speaker, Honourable Nomvuyo Mhlakaza-Manamela; Members of the Executive Council; Chief Whip of the Governing Party, Honourable Lesego Makhubela; Honourable members of the Legislature; Leaders of...

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

HOUSTON, May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY, LSE: EGY) (“Vaalco” or the “Company”) today reported operational and financial results for the first quarter 2026. Additionally, the Company provided operational and...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for a deeper strategic partnership between Europe and Africa across technology, energy, and innovation sectors, as the Africa Forward Summit officially convened in Nairobi, the Kenyan...