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Mauritania, Senegal
BP spearheads British diplomacy in West Africa

Senegal and Mauritania have become priority targets for British diplomacy since the gas discoveries at the Tortue field, which is being developed by BP. [...]

Published on 29/09/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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