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Canadian Company Presses Ahead with Oil Exploration in Southern Africa Despite Opposition – Free Press of Jacksonville

GABARONE, Botswana — An explorative study looking into the feasibility of drilling for oil and natural gas in the Okavango River Basin in Southern Africa’s Kalahari Desert is moving forward, despite opposition from environmental activists. [...]

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