On Congo’s 59th independence anniversary, Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso announced the discovery of oil with reserves of 359 million barrels in the north of the country. The oil discovery, he said, was made by a Congolese oil company, Petroleum Exploration and Production Africa (PEPA). The field in question, Ngoki Block, lies deep in the...
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