As it is IIFC run by Max de Veiri, it could be a good idea.
However, against is that the rift is not performing as expected.
You know the Chinguetti story, what you may not know is that Block 20 was drilled last year to find fluorescence and minute HC shows but not in any type of extractable quantity.
It's all written on the Barkara RNS's to the ASX.
http://www.barakapetroleum.com/ENGLISH/english_index.html
June 2007 report, see reference to block 20
The web site is not up to date as they seem to have ignored the failure.
Any way, the Chinese firm have pulled up sticks and left block 20, and it looks never to be drilled again. Sorry to be woolly on names but I did not need to remember them.
If I can be that well known pessimist, that actually called Chinguetti correct before it was developed but failed to sell my relevant stocks >:(, I think I would not buy BKA just for Mauritania. The rift really does have to prove it is viable on it's own without problems in production before expanding outward.
As far as comparing BKA with TRP, forget it, the only similarity is that both are penny shares.
TRP is a wild punt but based on information that the Albertine Rift is holding vast quantities of oil, yet to be pr oven in TRP's block 5, but you know when you look at the tectonic map, there is an extremely high likelihood that the oil is in block 5 based on the surface tectonics and gravity anomalies.
The drills so far in other blocks average 70% of success for commercial oils, 100% if you include that which was CO2 charged at Turaco. So every well has hit oil in the Albertine Graben since drilling in 2004.
The hunch is therefore high backed by good evidence albeit circumstantial.
If you want some advice, leave BKA alone. they could do it, but the odds are they wont in Mauritania. As far as TRP, the odds and confidence is quite a lot higher.
As I have emptied out the back of my mind to answer this, I must now add, no advice given and please do your own research here as I have, you may just come to another conclusion that has as much chance of being correct.
I have reinstated MAM messenger for you.