Oil rigs Years of government neglect and unemployment in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region have given rise to a widespread industry of illegally refining stolen oil. It is estimated that about Continue Reading
The head of Nigerian state oil firm NNPC and the central bank governor told the national assembly and the country’s airline association on Monday that they were unable help with Continue Reading
African airlines are clubbing together to negotiate better prices and a steady flow of jet fuel, a move to help stave off a potential crisis caused by supply issues and Continue Reading
Wheat sacks in the Ludhiana district of Punjab, India. Global wheat prices are so high that African consumers are starting to ditch the grain from their diet. Food producers in Continue Reading
Conex Energy Inc., the sole company supplying jet fuel to airlines coming to Liberia has alerted the shortage of jet fuel in the region as a result of the Russia-Ukraine Continue Reading
Nigeria will become the first nation to ground flights on Monday as surging prices for aviation fuel make the business unprofitable. Airline operators “will discontinue operations nationwide” until further notice, Continue Reading
Libya’s Zueitina port has received its first oil tanker after temporarily lifting force majeure last week to free up storage space. While Libya’s National Oil Company (NOC) did not issue Continue Reading
Nigeria had to buy emergency supplies of Canadian potash in April after the country was unable to import the key fertilizer from Russia due to the impact of Western sanctions, Continue Reading
A gauge measuring South African manufacturing sentiment dropped the most in nine months in April after the worst flooding in almost three decades left more than 400 people dead, damaged Continue Reading
When the last of his 250 goats died, pastoralist Abdullahi Abdi Wali knew it was time to flee what he calls the “worst drought” in his 99 years of life. Continue Reading
