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Liberia: World Bank, Liberia Assess Economic Stability Under Oil Pressure/in /by
[Liberian Observer] Finance Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan and a high-level Liberian delegation have held strategic discussions with Ousmane Diagana and senior World Bank officials to assess economic stability under mounting oil price pressures linked to the ongoing Middle East crisis.
Nigeria: Manufacturers Propose CNG Adoption and Naira-for-Crude Optimization As Alternatives to Fuel Imports/in /by
[Leadership] Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has pushed for practical, home-focused measures to fight inflation, including optimizing the Naira-for-crude policy, accelerating CNG adoption for transport fleets, and fixing power infrastructure.
Nigeria: Jet Fuel – Keyamo Seeks Calm, Calls Stakeholders’ Meeting/in /by
[Vanguard] Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, Friday, urged the Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, not to adjust ticket prices over the rise in jet fuel, saying it would impose significant hardship on the travelling public.
Kenya: President Ruto – Govt to Do Everything Possible to Cushion Kenyans From Oil Price Surge/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has announced a raft of emergency measures aimed at shielding Kenyans from rising living costs triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, including a temporary reduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) on fuel.
Nigeria: Airline Operators Threaten to Suspend Operations Over Surge in Jet Fuel Price/in /by
[Vanguard] Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, has warned that airlines across the country may suspend operations from April 20, 2026, over what it described as an "astronomical and unsustainable" rise in the price of Jet A1 fuel.
Kenya: President Ruto Signs Tax Relief Law Reducing Fuel VAT By Half for Three Months/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has signed the VAT (Amendment) Act 2026 into law, temporarily reducing Value Added Tax on fuel from 16 percent to 8 percent for a period of 90 days in a move aimed at easing pressure on consumers and stabilising fuel prices.
Nigeria: Reopening Fuel Imports Is Not Reform, It Is Regression/in /by
[Premium Times] In April, the World Bank repeated a familiar prescription, one of many that have never guided any developing nation toward genuine success. The pattern is predictable: a prescription, followed by confusion, and ultimately chaos. This time, it urged Nigeria to reopen petrol imports to moderate inflation. The argument was wrapped in technocratic language, but the message was unmistakable. Nigeria is being asked to return to the very trap that weakened its economy for decades. This recommendation is not
Namibia: Shell Hits Record of 25 Exploration Wells in Four Years/in /by
[Namibian] The international oil and petroleum company Shell has drilled 25 exploration wells in Namibia's Orange Basin in four years, in a record for the company in Namibia.
Mozambique: Government Insists No Risk of Fuel Shortages/in /by
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government on Thursday insisted again that there is no risk of fuel shortages - despite the long queues of vehicles at filling stations in Maputo and other cities.
Rwanda: Petrol Price Increase By Over Rwf600 On a Litre/in /by
[New Times] Petrol prices on the pump have been increased to Rwf2,938 per litre, up from Rwf2,303, while diesel remains unchanged at Rwf2,205, following a new tariff announced by Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) on April 16.