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  1. Uganda: Uganda Gives Its Oil a Name. Now It Has to Find a Market

    [Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- 20 years after the discovery announcement, 'Pearl Sweet' marks the moment Uganda's crude moves from political promise to commercial test
  2. Nigeria: Breaking - Dangote Refinery Sets Minimum Subscription for $1.6 Billion IPO

    [Premium Times] Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man and owner of the 700,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) plant, led the sign-off ceremony in Lagos on Monday.
  3. Nigeria: After Reported Capture, Army Declares Notorious Terror Kingpin Wanted

    [Premium Times] The Nigerian military had announced that troops of its Operation Udo Ka "captured" the notorious terror kingpin during an operation in Imo State between eight and 13 October 2025, before he resurfaced on 28 January 2026.
  4. Sudan: Human Rights Chief Türk Renews Call for End to Spiralling Sudan War

    [UN News] The ongoing war in Sudan took centre stage at the UN Human Rights Council on Monday where the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, led calls for an end to attacks on civilians in "markets, hospitals [and] fuel stations".
  5. Africa: Europe's Heatwave Warning for Africa - Fast-Track a Climate Leapfrog

    [ISS] A looming super El Niño makes Africa's leap from fossil fuels to a renewables-dominated energy mix urgent.