Nigeria: FG Should Have Sold Refineries to Dangote – Rewane
[Daily Trust] Foremost Economist and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company (FDC), Mr. Bismark Rewane, has said the Federal Government should have sold the government-owned refineries to the Dangote Industries Limited.
Tanzania: Tanzania Sees a 121percent Rise in Firms Importing Fuel
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE Joint Petroleum Procurement Agency (PBPA) has observed a substantial increase in the number of companies involved in the fuel importation process in the country.
Senegal, Turkey deepen cooperation in key sectors
Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko met with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Thursday
Air ambulance crashes near Kenya’s capital killing 6
AMREF Flying Doctors said that the mid-size jet, a Cessna Citation XLS, took off from an airport in Nairobi and was heading to the territory of Somaliland when it crashed
South Africa: Uproar as accused in pig farm murder case walks free
Adrian De Wet was one of three men facing murder charges after two Black women were killed at a farm and their bodies fed to pigs near Polokwane in Limpopo province last year
Liberia: ‘Smuggling’ of ‘Political Goods’ to Guinea Persists Amid Price Hikes in Liberia
[Liberian Observer] The "smuggling" of cement, rice, and petroleum products--classified by the government as "political goods"--continues to escalate across Liberia's borders, raising concerns about commodity shortages and soaring prices in local markets.
Zambia says mining area hit by acid spill safe from contamination
It followed a US embassy alert Wednesday which warned of 'hazardous and carcinogenic substances' in Chambisi, an area in northern Zambia affected by a spill from a copper processing plant in February
Ramaphosa and Trump agree to further trade talks amid U.S. tariffs
The call comes against the backdrop of a 30% U.S. tariff imposed on South African imports, which has triggered serious economic concerns at home
Moroccan forecasters warn of intense heatwave with thunderstorms
The weather office says people can expect a sharp rise in temperatures through to Sunday, increasing to as much as 47 degrees Celsius.
Palestinian children injured in Gaza to receive treatment in San Francisco
Two Palestinian children injured in Gaza have arrived in San Francisco to begin life-saving medical treatment, as part of a humanitarian mission led by a US-based nonprofit.