East Africa: Ruto Advises EAC Bloc to Reduce Fuel Costs By Establishing Regional Oil Refinery System/in /by
[Daily News] Dodoma -- PRESIDENT William Ruto of Kenya has said that Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda have significant potential to reduce fuel costs and create jobs if they collaborate to establish a regional oil refinery.
Malawi: Malawi Fuel Crisis Deepens As Oil Shortages Spread/in /by
[DW] The fuel crisis has hit Malawi probably harder than anywhere else in Africa. The government has been forced to sell off precious gold reserves to buy fuel, but there is a severe cost to this, too.
Passengers plead for clarity as virus-hit cruise remains stranded off Cape Verde/in /by
Passengers have been isolating in their cabins as health officials coordinate next steps. Emergency evacuations are being arranged for critically ill individuals, while the ship is expected to sail to Spain’s Canary Islands once conditions allow.
Middle East tensions: analysts react to Strait of Hormuz unrest/in /by
Some experts say the situation around the vital oil chokepoint remains uncertain, with Iran continuing to signal its intent to target ships that do not use with its preferred transit route.
Middle East tensions: US-Iran ceasefire appears to hold/in /by
A ceasefire between Iran and the United States seemed to be holding on Tuesday in spite of missile and drone attacks against vessels and an emirati port on Monday
Senegal: TotalEnergies Senegal Profit Grows Despite Pump Price Cut/in /by
[Daba Finance] TotalEnergies Marketing Senegal, the BRVM-listed fuel retailer and 69.1% subsidiary of TotalEnergies, posted net profit of 1.59 billion FCFA ($2.8 million) in the first quarter of 2026, up 5% from 1.51 billion FCFA ($2.7 million) a year earlier -- a result that masks a more interesting story underneath the headline.
Cote d’Ivoire: SMB Sees Sharp Profit Drop On Maintenance Halt, Oil Price Surge/in /by
[Daba Finance] SMB, the Abidjan bitumen refiner, saw profit fall 45% in the first quarter of 2026 to 1.49 billion FCFA ($2.7 million) from 2.71 billion FCFA ($4.9 million) a year earlier -- a result shaped by two distinct events that arrived simultaneously and reinforced each other.
At least 24 soldiers killed in suspected Boko Haram attack in Chad/in /by
Army sources say 46 troops were wounded in the raid at the Barka Tolorom military base on Lake Chad late on Monday.
Central African Republic: NGO helps former child soldiers/in /by
In the Central African Republic's Haute-Kotto prefecture, the NGO Esperance supporting former child soldiers by providing them with vocational training.
Iraqi tankers bypass Hormuz, stream into Syria via Rabia gate/in /by
Dozens of tanker trucks carrying Iraqi oil began crossing into Syria on Monday through the recently reopened Rabia–Yarubiyah border gate, marking the revival of a strategic overland route for energy exports as regional tensions continue to disrupt maritime shipping.