July 01
Ghana: The Republic Day of Price Hikes [opinion]
Accra Times
Several price hikes greet Republic Day Commemoration amidst economic hardship. Starting today, consumers will face higher fuel costs, with petrol prices expected to rise by 2.17%… Read more »
June 28
Gambia: What Next for the Cement Importers? [editorial]
Foroyaa
The cement importers claim that they are being restricted from importing cement through tariff barriers and periodic banning, which to them undermines the principles of free… Read more »
Ghana: Govt Has Duty to Regulate Cement Prices - Trade and Industry Minister
Ghanaian Times
Trade and Industry Minister, K T Hammond, has underscored the need for the government to intervene to protect the consumer from what he described as the "haphazard" increment in… Read more »
Ghana: Don't Abandon Introducing Cement Pricing Li! [editorial]
Ghanaian Times
One cannot but describe as good the attempt by the Trade and Industry Minister, KT Hammond, to make the government introduce a legislation to control the pricing of cement to… Read more »
June 24
Gambia: 35,000 Metric Tons of Cement Arrived in Gambia - Jah Oil MD
Foroyaa
Mr. Momodou Hydara, the Managing Director of Jah Oil Company, Friday, 21 June 2024, announced the arrival of a vessel carrying 35,000 metric tons of cement imported by Jah Oil… Read more »
June 21
Nigeria: Cooking Gas Price Rises By 70.12 Percent in May - NBS
Vanguard
The average retail price for refilling a 5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly known as cooking gas rose by 70.12 per cent, Year-on-Year, YoY to N7,418.45 in May… Read more »
Liberia: Expired Goods Busted At Ritco Distillery
New Dawn
A huge quantity of expired goods have been arrested at RITCO Distillery Company in Pleebo City, Maryland County, Southeast Liberia. Read more »
June 18
Nigeria: Cost of Living - Households Reduce Consumption Expenditure
Vanguard
At the backdrop of the escalating cost of living crises, the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has released the long awaited 'Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Report by Expenditure… Read more »
June 17
East Africa: Kenya to Scrap Excise Duty On Eggs, Onions From EAC
The Herald
Kenya has proposed to remove excise duty on eggs, potatoes and onions from the East African Community (EAC) in measures that could promote intra-trade within the bloc. Read more »
June 14
Senegal: Senegal Govt Reduces Prices of Basic Commodities
Foroyaa
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye has reduced the prices of basic commodities to ease the financial burden of meeting necessities, a move welcomed by households… Read more »
Uganda: Demand and Prices of Commodities Plummet
Nile Post
Farmers across different regions in the country are counting losses due to a drastic loss in demand and drop in prices of commodities like cassava, maize and matooke. Read more »
Nigeria: Pepper, Tomato Scarcity Hit Ilorin As Eid-El-Kabir Approaches
Daily Trust
Pepper, a common spice in the cuisines of many Nigerians, has suddenly become a scarce commodity in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital as Eid-el-Kabir approaches. Read more »
June 13
Seychelles: Aeroflot to Resume Flights to Seychelles in October 2024
Seychelles News Agency
The resumption of flights by Aeroflot to Seychelles in October was discussed earlier this week in a meeting between Antony Derjacques, Minister for Transport, and a delegation of… Read more »
June 11
Nigeria: Eid-El-Kabir - Prices Soar, Ram Sells for N1m in Kaduna
Leadership
As the Eid-el-Kabir celebration by Muslim faithful inches closer, the prices of animals, especially rams, used for sacrifice during the annual festival have skyrocketed in the… Read more »
June 10
Gambia: Trucks of Cement At Border Released Amid Looming Cement Scarcity
Foroyaa
The Cement Importers and Traders Association (CITA) say government decided to release over three-hundred truck loads of cement at the Farafenni border. This follows government's… Read more »
June 03
Zimbabwe: Looking Back - Cost of Living Up By 5pc
The Herald
The Herald, 3 June, 1982 Read more »
May 23
Liberia: Moci to Get Vigilant in Monitoring, Inspection for Compliance
Liberian Observer
The Inspectorate department of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) says there will be vigilant in monitoring and inspecting warehouses and business entities for compliance… Read more »