UN Official: Allies fueling Sudan’s war are ‘enabling slaughter’/in /by
Last month, the RSF rampaged through the province of Gezira, attacking towns and villages, killing dozens of people and raping women and girls, according to the U.N. and local groups.
Ethiopia: Drivers Queue for Days As Hawassa’s Fuel Shortage Reaches Crisis Point – Black Market Prices Hit 170 Birr Per Liter/in /by
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Drivers in Hawassa, the capital of Sidama Regional State, report an acute and worsening fuel shortage, which they attribute to widespread black market sales within the city.
Africa’s mixed hopes for Trump’s second term/in /by
Still, observers say African countries — once described by Trump as “shithole countries” — are definitely not going to be high on his to-do list.
Voting underway in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland/in /by
More than 1 million people are expected to cast votes at more than 2,000 polling stations, with some 28 international observers spread across the country.
Nigeria: Shell Will Continue to Power Progress On Energy Security in Nigeria – Okunbor/in /by
[This Day] Shell will continue to power progress in the drive for energy security in Nigeria through its businesses in the Upstream, Midstream and Downstream and Renewables sectors, Country Chair, Shell Companies in Nigeria and Managing Director, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC,) Osagie Okunbor said yesterday in Lagos.
Trump selects Elon Musk to lead government efficiency department/in /by
Since they are not government employees, Musk and Ramaswamy are exempt from federal disclosure requirements and aim to complete their work by July 4, 2026. Trump envisions a smaller, more efficient government as a gift for the nation’s 250th anniversary.
Nigeria: NNPC No Longer Imports Refined Petroleum Products – Kyari/in /by
[Daily Trust] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it has stopped importing refined petroleum products.
Nigeria: Nigeria Grows Crude Oil Output By Over 1 Million Barrels in October/in /by
[This Day] *IPMAN says it expects to agree petrol price with Dangote refinery in 48 hours*Crude nears two-week low as OPEC cuts demand view
Cases of new mpox strain more than double among children in DR Congo and Burundi/in /by
As of 3 November, cases among children in the DRC had increased by over 130% from about 11,300 suspected cases to 25,600, while in Burundi, mpox has risen from 89 confirmed child cases to around 1,100 since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency
Climate adaption: Unfulfilled pledges mean “lost lives and denied development” – UN chief/in /by
Africa is facing "intolerable injustice," the United Nations secretary general told COP 29 attendees on Tuesday (Nov. 12). According to the World Meteorological Organization, African countries are losing 2-5% of GDP and many are spending up to 9% of their budgets for climate adaptation policies.