Nigeria: Don’t Politicise Fuel Subsidy Removal, Sanwo-Olu Tells NLC/in /by
[Leadership] Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve its planned strike in protest against the fuel subsidy removal, saying the issue should not be made political.
Nigeria: NNPC to Discontinue Crude Swap, Targets Cash Payments for Petrol Imports/in /by
[Leadership] With the removal of subsidy on petrol in the country, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) is set to discontinue crude oil swap in favour of cash payments for petrol imports.
Calm returns to the streets of Dakar after 72 hours of violence/in /by
Clashes erupted on Thursday after the sentencing of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to two years in jail
Voters await results in Guinea-Bissau/in /by
Votes are being counted in Guinea-Bissau following Sunday's legislative elections that seek to end instability following a coup attempt in 2022
Nigeria: Probe Missing $2.1bn, N3.1trn Subsidy Payments, SERAP Tells Tinubu/in /by
[Leadership] Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to investigate allegations that $2.1 billion and N3.1 trillion public funds budgeted as fuel subsidy payments are missing.
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal Leaves Students Struggling with Skyrocketing Transport Costs/in /by
[Premium Times] Just like in towns and cities, findings revealed that intra-campus fares have also increased, in many cases by up to 100 per cent, leaving students groaning.
Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy – Nigeria Electricity Workers to Embark On Nationwide Strike/in /by
[Premium Times] "Please note that withdrawal of Services nationwide commences from 0.00 hours of Wednesday, June 7, 2023," the statement said.
Antigua and Barbuda: Rastafari granted authorization to grow herb/in /by
"We see it as a food source, we see it as a sacrament in terms of, like I said, it aids us into meditation and tap into consciousness and all these things. You know, to deprive us of our food, of our medicine, we saw that as being unjust. So, we had to stand up and fight over the years." Ras Kiyode
Morocco: Hundreds in Casablanca protest high cost of living/in /by
Morocco is faced with soaring prices, particularly for food products, which are affecting the most modest households. Inflation slowed slightly in April, to 7.8% year-on-year, after 10.1% in February and 8.2% in March, according to official statistics.
Bissau-Guineans go to the polls for legislative elections/in /by
Twenty-two political parties are contesting the ballot, including the three that shared almost all the seats in the outgoing Assembly. Some 200 international observers have been deployed in the country to monitor the vote.