Police dispersed thousands of protesters who occupied the Kano city centre during a third day of protests at the removal of fuel subsidies. Read more »
Output has resumed at Shell's Bonga oilfields after ships and planes were deployed to mop up one of Nigeria's worst offshore oil spills in recent years. Read more »
Congestion at the Mombasa port is hurting tea exports, leading to loss of key markets, as buyers of Kenya's tea in Pakistan are opting for orders from Asia. Read more »
Fuel subsidy protests have resulted in some casualties as the unrest spread to more cities while labour unions have announced a strike date. Read more »
Transportation fares have been hiked across the country following the announcement of the removal of the fuel subsidy. Read more »
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has offered its assistance in cleaning up the recent Shell oil spill. Read more »
Thousands of people in various Nigerian cities, including some police officers, have protested against the government's removal of the fuel subsidy. Read more »
Diaspora remittances are a key foreign exchange earner for Africa with U.S.$40 billion flowing from the west annually. Read more »
Freight costs and insurance premiums are expected to drop if the decreasing risk of pirate attacks in the Gulf of Aden is sustained. Read more »
The fuel price at the pumps has soared with the abolition of a subsidy, which proponents say will eliminate corruption in how it is allocated but labour is vowing to fight the ... Read more »
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