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Africa: All of Africa Today – April 20, 2026/in /by
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Kenya: Oburu Oginga Warns Against ‘Reckless Tax Removal’ Amid Fuel Price Pressure/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- ODM leader Oburu Oginga has cautioned against the "reckless removal of taxes" as pressure mounts on the government to further cut pump prices, despite recent interventions that have offered only partial relief to consumers.
Nigeria: Navy Destroys Illegal Refining Sites, Recovers N600m Stolen Products/in /by
[Leadership] The Nigerian Navy under Operation DELTA SENTINEL has destroyed illegal refining sites and recovered stolen products worth over N600 million.
Kenya: Ruto Explains Why Fuel Costs More in Kenya/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has defended fuel prices in Kenya, attributing them to the country's economic status and infrastructure demands.
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.