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Spotlight | Africa
Dubai traders Coral Energy and Demex in Washington's sights over sale of Russian oil

An oil terminal in the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk, Russia, May 2018. © Natalya Chumakova/Reuters

The US Office of Foreign Assets Control is investigating several trading firms suspected of selling Russian oil at a price below a cap set by the United States and its allies. They include Demex Trading and Coral Energy, which are particularly involved in Africa. [...]

Published on 14/10/2024 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 4 minutes Clotilde Ravel

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Spotlight | Africa
Dubai traders Coral Energy and Demex in Washington's sights over sale of Russian oil

Central African Republic
Touadéra nurtures Moscow relations ahead of ministerial talks

South Africa
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