The capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, is the site of a hostage situation in Africa. According to reports out of the country hostages were taken amid an attack at the Splendid Hotel on late on January 15. The attackers, who are thought to be al Qaeda fighters, killed more than 20 people in their assault […]

The Nigerian government is looking to launch an initial public offering for assets owned by NNPC, its national oil and gas company by 2018, Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources and head of NNPC, Emmanuel Kachikwu said according to a Bloomberg report. Included in the initial public offering will be shares in NNPC’s refining and distribution […]

BP is facing a lawsuit filed in London’s High Court by the families of two BP employees who were killed in the in the attack and subsequent siege at Algeria’s In Amenas gas plant in 2013. The lawsuit accuses the multi-national of failing to take reasonable steps to protect its workers. In the 2013 attack […]