Nigeria: FG Lauds Exxon’s 20-Year Erha Success, $70bn Revenue Generation/in /by
[This Day] Abuja -- The Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, has commended ExxonMobil for sustaining 20 years of production at the ERHA Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facility, describing the achievement as a benchmark in Nigeria's deepwater operations.
Nigeria: NMDPRA – No Jet Fuel Scarcity, 74 Days Stock Available/in /by
[This Day] The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has dismissed concerns over an impending scarcity of aviation fuel, insisting that the country currently holds a combined 74 days of supply sufficiency across inland and refinery stock. The regulator said the aviation fuel market remains adequately supplied despite recent media reports suggesting tightening availability and rising prices.
Nigeria: Man – Halting Petrol Import Licenses Is Nigeria’s Most Significant Structural Victory in 50yrs/in /by
[This Day] The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has described the federal government's halting of import licenses and empowering local refining industries as the most significant structural victory Nigeria has achieved in its energy sector in fifty years.
Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh reelected for a sixth term, official results show/in /by
Ismail Omar Guelleh has won a sixth term as President of Djibouti, the country's constitutional council has confirmed. Guelleh won 97.8 percent of the vote, the council said on Tuesday.
Niger junta says it suspended nearly 3,000 NGOs in 2025/in /by
Niger's military government suspended the activities of 2,900 of the 4,700 registered local and foreign non-governmental organisations and development agencies, the interior minister said.
As millions return to Sudan, UN calls for investment in essential services/in /by
Three years into the devastating conflict in Sudan, nearly four million displaced people have returned to their places of origin across the country, only to face “another struggle for survival”, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday.
US considers sending 1,100 Afghans to DR Congo amid resettlement halt/in /by
The Trump administration is considering a controversial new plan, to send more than 1,000 Afghans who supported US forces, not to America, but to central Africa.
Two hostages captured in Niger freed by Russia’s Africa Corps in Mali/in /by
Two men held hostage in Mali have been freed after almost two years in captivity, the Russian army said on Tuesday. Russian national Oleg Greta and Ukrainian Yuri Yurov were rescued by a "special operation" carried out by Russia's Africa Corps  unit,  Moscow said in a statement.
Iran targets three ships in Strait of Hormuz escalation/in /by
A global shipping route is once again under threat as Iranian forces move against commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
Earth Day: Extreme weather a growing threat to democray, report says/in /by
Extreme climate events are increasingly threatening democracy, with at least 94 elections and referendums in 52 countries disrupted by natural hazards over the past two decades, a report published Wednesday said.