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‘Nigeria allocates more crude cargoes to Dangote refinery for May’

Fuel prices in Nigeria have ​reached record highs.

Spanish police bust underground hashish route from Morocco

Iran war shock drives steepest hike yet in oil price forecasts

The survey conducted in March predicts Brent crude will average $82.85 per barrel ‌in 2026.

Flawed credit ratings are pricing developing countries out of affordable finance: UN

Developing countries are being unfairly priced out of the affordable finance they need for sustainable development, as sovereign credit ratings often exaggerate risk and fail to reflect long‑term economic potential, the United Nations (UN) warned on Monday.

Cameroon’s economy remains resilient, fiscal slippages, structural weaknesses pose risks: IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed its 2026 Article IV Consultation with Cameroon, noting that the country’s economy has shown resilience to external shocks, but warning that fiscal slippages and structural weaknesses pose growing risks.

SA Taxi Council calls on government to provide clarity on looming fuel price increase 

Looming fuel price increase