Migrant smuggling crackdown triggered clashes in Libyan city- Armed group head

An armed group in the Libyan smuggling hub of Sabratha is being targeted because it began…

Tunisia foils the departure of 555 migrants to Europe in September

The Tunisian navy has arrested more than 550 Tunisian and African migrants trying to sail to…

South Africa’s SAA gets 3 bln rand to pay Citibank debt

South African Airways (SAA) has been provided with emergency state funds to help it repay loans…

Nigeria to diversify power supply, then focus on repairs

Nigeria is focused on diversifying power supply and ensuring its stability before pouring money into a…

Eni says to expand Singapore LNG desk to market Mozambique supplies

Eni plans to expand its Singapore trading desk to market liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies from…

At least 14 dead as Rohingya boat capsizes

  At least 10 children and four women were killed when a boat carrying Rohingya fleeing…

South Africa Karoo shale gas deposits seen less than earlier estimates

South Africa’s Karoo basin probably has a 30th of the shale gas deposits that some estimates…

Gridlock: Reps order NNPC to relocate tank farms from Apapa

The House of Representatives yesterday called the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to immediately begin the…

Nigeria welcomes oversubscribed debut sovereign sukuk issue

Nigeria’s debut 100 billion naira sovereign sukuk issue launched last week was more than 5.8 percent…

PHOTOS: Buhari presides over FEC meeting

   

Cameroon illegally deported 100,000 Nigerian refugees says Rights group

Cameroon’s army has forcibly deported at least 100,000 Nigerians who have fled an insurgency by Islamist…

Russia’s Novak: Better to scrap oil output pact when demand increases -RIA

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday it would be better to terminate a global…