#Namibia, Battle for control of oil sector hots up in #Windhoek. With just months to go before the presidential elections, following major oil discoveries in the #Orange #Basin, an all-out battle is under way for control of the oil sector

#US, #UK deliver strikes on Houthi targets in western Yemen — TV. The #Houthis have attacked dozens of civilian vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since mid-November of last year . #DUBAI, February 13. The territory of western Yemen’s Al Hudaydah Governorate, which is controlled by the Houthi rebel movement Ansar Allah, came under attack from #US and #UK forces, according to Al Mayadeen television.

#Houthi targets near Al Tuhayta were attacked, the TV channel specified.

#Libya. With no embassy in #Tripoli, #Russian diplomats set up shop at #Radisson hotel. As a fervent supporter of #Khalifa Haftar, #Russia keeps a low profile in Tripoli. This does not stop Ambassador Aydar Aganin from meeting regularly with the Government of National Unity

#Africa, Panel tasked with shortlisting future #AU commissioners struggles to take shape. Three regions have already chosen their representatives, but two have yet to decide. Heads of state will have to validate the final panel list at the African Union summit on 17 and 18 February