Cameroon sees mass turnout for Pope Leo XIV visit as he calls for peace/in /by
Cameroon saw thousands of faithful gather on Wednesday 16 April at Bamenda’s airfield, where Pope Leo XIV celebrated an open‑air Mass and called for a “decisive change of course” towards peace.
Lebanon truce takes effect as damaged Qasmiyeh bridge reopens/in /by
Lebanon and Israel entered a 10-day truce early Friday, as the army reopened a single lane on the damaged Qasmiyeh Bridge in the south after Israeli strikes hit the key crossing linking Tyre to the wider region.
Congo’s Sassou-N’Guesso sworn in to fifth presidential term/in /by
Denis Sassou-N’Guesso was sworn in on Thursday to a fifth term as president of the Republic of the Congo.
Nigeria: Airline Operators Threaten to Suspend Operations Over Surge in Jet Fuel Price/in /by
[Vanguard] Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, has warned that airlines across the country may suspend operations from April 20, 2026, over what it described as an "astronomical and unsustainable" rise in the price of Jet A1 fuel.
Kenya: President Ruto Signs Tax Relief Law Reducing Fuel VAT By Half for Three Months/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has signed the VAT (Amendment) Act 2026 into law, temporarily reducing Value Added Tax on fuel from 16 percent to 8 percent for a period of 90 days in a move aimed at easing pressure on consumers and stabilising fuel prices.
1,100 Kenyan workers face lay off as Meta ends contract with Sama/in /by
After years of criticism and lawsuits, Meta is ending a major contract with the Kenyan outsourcing company Sama. The move will see more than 1,100 people lose their jobs, Sama said in a statement.
Nigeria: Reopening Fuel Imports Is Not Reform, It Is Regression/in /by
[Premium Times] In April, the World Bank repeated a familiar prescription, one of many that have never guided any developing nation toward genuine success. The pattern is predictable: a prescription, followed by confusion, and ultimately chaos. This time, it urged Nigeria to reopen petrol imports to moderate inflation. The argument was wrapped in technocratic language, but the message was unmistakable. Nigeria is being asked to return to the very trap that weakened its economy for decades. This recommendation is not
Namibia: Shell Hits Record of 25 Exploration Wells in Four Years/in /by
[Namibian] The international oil and petroleum company Shell has drilled 25 exploration wells in Namibia's Orange Basin in four years, in a record for the company in Namibia.
Mozambique: Government Insists No Risk of Fuel Shortages/in /by
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government on Thursday insisted again that there is no risk of fuel shortages - despite the long queues of vehicles at filling stations in Maputo and other cities.
Rwanda: Petrol Price Increase By Over Rwf600 On a Litre/in /by
[New Times] Petrol prices on the pump have been increased to Rwf2,938 per litre, up from Rwf2,303, while diesel remains unchanged at Rwf2,205, following a new tariff announced by Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) on April 16.