Category: North Africa
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Libya’s National Oil Corp warns of new attempt at independent oil sales
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Sunday that it had identified “illegal” efforts to sell crude oil without its approval and warned potential buyers not to enter into such contracts. Factions based in eastern Libya have previously tried to sell oil independently of NOC in Tripoli, but their moves have been frustrated by U.N.…
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Egypt received two cargoes of diesel fuel from Saudi Aramco
Egyptian Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla said on Sunday his country had received two cargoes of diesel fuel from Saudi Arabian state-owned oil company Aramco on Friday and Saturday. Molla was speaking at an energy conference in Cairo. Saudi Arabia agreed in April last year to provide Egypt with 700,000 tonnes of refined oil products…
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Uganda: Libyans Pull Out of UTL, Uganda Govt Takes Over
Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL) that has been limping for years, will be rescued by government, that will take over its full management immediately. Minister for Finance Matia Kasaija confirmed that Libyan company UCOM, a subsidiary of majority shareholders Libyan Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology Holding Company (LPTIC), would no longer be able to finance UTL.…
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Somalia: Trump Signs New Muslim Travel Ban Excluding Iraq
Donald Trump has signed a revised travel ban that will temporarily halt entry to the US for people from six Muslim-majority nations. Under the Republican president’s order announced on Monday, a 90-day ban on travel to the US will be imposed on citizens of Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Travellers holding pre-existing visas…
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Egypt: Agreement On Russian Industrial Zone in Egypt to Be Signed in May, Minister
The agreement to establish the Russian industrial zone in Egypt is planned to be signed next May, the minister of trade and industry Tarek kabil said on Thursday. “Details for establishing the zone is being finalized nowadays with the Russian side and the final signing of the agreement would be during the meetings of the…
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Kenya:Midiwo amendment seeks to push telcos to split business
Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo has proposed changes to the telecoms law that if passed would see telecommunication companies face stricter regulation and apply legal pressure on authorities to split Safaricom. Mr. Midiwo on Wednesday issued a notice of intention to introduce amendments to the Kenya Information Communication Act (KICA), which will require mobile phone operators…
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Egypt: Pilot Project to Purchase Garbage From Citizens to Start in Cairo, Paper
A pilot project to purchase garbage from citizens would start with two outlets in Cairo next week, the state newspaper Al-Akhbar quoted the governor of Cairo Atef Abdel Hamid as saying on Thursday. One outlet would be at Ibn Sender Square in Hadaek Al-qoba district and the other at Aswan Street in Heliopolis district, both…
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Nigeria: Dollar to Crash Further As CBN Pumps Additional $180 Million to Banks
It became clearer in the forex market yesterday that Nigeria’s local currency, the naira, may be on a permanent journey back to its former value, put at less than N300 to the dollar. This is coming just as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released fresh $180 million into the foreign exchange market, as…
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Egypt: Triangular Agreement Allows for Vehicles to Be Shipped From Libya to Sudan Via Egypt
The Libyan News Agency El Tadamon reports that the authorities allowed the shipment of vehicles from Libya to Sudan through Egypt after the approval of the governments of the three countries. The agency reports that the first shipment carrying nearly 250 vehicles was launched on Wednesday. There is a backlog of 11,000 vehicles that security…
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Libya: What Libya’s New Travel Ban Really Means
Authorities in control of eastern Libya have banned residents aged between 18 and 45 from travelling abroad without permission. The military government says the aim is to stop people from joining terrorists groups. RFI takes a look at the reasons behind the ban. The authorities say Libyan men and women between 18 and 45 must…