Nigeria: Subsidy – Queues Grow Longer Amid Uncertainty Over Take-Off Date/in /by
[Vanguard] Queues at petrol stations in Abuja grew longer yesterday as consumers continued their effort to obtain the product at old pump price, even as confusion over the take-off date of the full deregulation of the downstream sector of the petroleum industry persisted.
C.Africa president calls referendum on new constitution/in /by
Touadera's opponents have already accused him of seeking to extend his rule despite constitutional limits
Nigeria: Suspected Oil Bunkerers Engage Security Operatives in Shootout in Delta/in /by
[Leadership] Tension has mounted in Oghior community, Udu local government area of Delta State as suspected oil bunkerers and security operatives drafted from Ovwian division were involved in a gun duel.
Nigeria: Panicked motorists rush to stock up on fuel as subsidy ends/in /by
Tinubu announced the removal of the subsidy moments after his inauguration as president on Monday, signaling his administration’s plan to finally end an initiative that officials said cost the Nigerian government an estimated 18.39 billion naira ($39.8 million) daily in 2022
Injured Sudanese escape into Chad/in /by
The fighting between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force has displaced more than 1.3 million people, the U.N. migration agency said last week
Djibouti and France launch review of their defense agreement/in /by
An island of stability in a troubled region, Djibouti is a strategic base for France, which intends to maintain its largest overseas military base there, alongside other countries such as the United States and China.
Sudan: Mixed opinions in South Darfur over call to arm civilians/in /by
Sudanese in Nyala, South Darfur's state capital, express different opinions over Darfur's pro-army governor Mini Minawi's call for citizens to "take up arms" to defend their property.
ICC’s Khan calls for ‘new way’ to tackle DR Congo war crimes/in /by
The International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan called on Monday for "a new way of working" to tackle war crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Zimbabwe: Opposition leader inspects voters roll as election date still unconfirmed/in /by
"Any voters roll that is not credible will not be accepted and we will not accept it and I know some will say 'are you going to boycott the election'? We will not boycott ourselves, we are the elections, the people of Zimbabwe are and have the right" Nelson Chamisa, Zimbabwe opposition leader
Three murders every hour in South Africa/in /by
Between January and March, the number of murders rose by 3.4% compared with the same period last year, with 6,289 cases recorded.