Horn of Africa News
Protest Disrupts Somalia Oil Conference In London
Summary
• Demonstrators accused the government of trying to illegally sell offshore oil exploration zones.
• The upper house of Somalia’s parliament has boycotted the event, saying there is no agreement yet on how resources will be shared.
• The government says the conference is only a presentation of geological findings and the regulatory framework.
• It insists that a planned auction of oil blocks has been postponed.
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