Nigeria: How Oil Mafia Fought Hard to Stop My Refinery – Aliko Dangote/in /by
[Premium Times] Mr Dangote said small groups profited from local product allocations under the subsidy regime and that subsidy payments alone reached nearly $10 billion annually.
Nigeria: Dangote Targets $100bn Revenue With Fresh $45bn Refinery, LNG Expansion Plan/in /by
[Premium Times] President of the group, Aliko Dangote, disclosed this during a recent interview with Nicolai Tangen, chief executive officer of the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund.
Ebola crisis deepens in DR Congo as death toll rises/in /by
Health officials are racing to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where at least 65 people have died and hundreds more are suspected to be infected.
Protests erupt in Havana as Cuba faces severe fuel shortages/in /by
Small protests broke out in Havana over worsening shortages of food, power, and fuel, as Cuban authorities blamed US sanctions for the crisis and warned that fuel reserves had run out.
King Charles and Idris Elba share the DJ stage at royal garden party/in /by
King Charles III marks 50 years of The King’s Trust at Buckingham Palace, celebrating its support for 1.5 million disadvantaged young people worldwide.
Xi gives Trump private tour of secret garden in Beijing/in /by
Chinese President Xi Jinping accompanies US counterpart Donald Trump on a walk through the gardens of Zhongnanhai, a central leadership compound next to Beijing's Forbidden City.
ANC closes ranks around Ramaphosa as impeachment pressure mounts/in /by
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress gathered for a key meeting as President Cyril Ramaphosa faces renewed impeachment pressure linked to the controversial Farmgate cash-heist scandal.
Nigeria: How Mafia Fought to Frustrate $20bn Dangote Petroleum Refinery – Dangote/in /by
[Vanguard] Africa's richest man and President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has alleged that some influential fuel importers fought hard to frustrate the establishment of the $20 billion refinery.
Syrian Foreign Minister makes first visit to Morocco since Assad’s fall/in /by
Morocco and Syria have taken a major step toward restoring relations, as Syrian Foreign Minister Assaad al-Chaibani visited Rabat for talks with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. The visit marks the first by a senior Syrian official to Morocco since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
Kenya: Petrol, Diesel Up By Sh17 and Sh46 Respectively in May-June Pricing Cycle/in /by
[Capital FM] In its latest monthly review published on Thursday, EPRA said the price of Super Petrol will rise by Sh16.65 per litre while Diesel will increase by Sh46.29 per litre. Kerosene prices will remain unchanged during the review period.