Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has reported a net profit of $4.73 billion for the first nine months of 2026, reversing a $117.2 million loss recorded during the corresponding period last year. The unaudited results, released on Tuesday, October 13, showed revenue rising by approximately 144 per cent to $22.48 billion, supported by increased crude […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has received the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s 2025 audited financial statement, which reports a profit after tax of ₦7.2 trillion. NNPC Group Chief Executive Officer, Bashir Bayo Ojulari, presented the accounts at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday, October 12, 2026. He was accompanied by the company’s Group Chief […]

France has expelled two Nigerien intelligence officers stationed at Niger’s embassy in Paris, marking a further deterioration in relations between the two countries. The officers were declared personae non gratae on September 16, 2026, and subsequently left France, according to a French diplomatic source. The source said their continued presence was no longer justified because […]

South Africa’s suspended deputy national police commissioner, Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya, has resigned from the South African Police Service (SAPS) as he faces criminal charges and separate allegations of corruption. His legal representative submitted the resignation shortly after an internal disciplinary hearing began on Monday, October 12, 2026. SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe confirmed that […]

Ethiopian federal troops and allied militia entered Adwa in northern Tigray on Sunday, October 11, 2026, following the withdrawal of Tigray People’s Liberation Front fighters, according to residents. The advance brought government forces into a strategic town roughly 40 kilometers from the Eritrean border, heightening concerns that renewed fighting in Ethiopia could develop into a […]

Human Rights Watch has called on Senegal to halt its crackdown on LGBTQ+ people, warning that arrests, forced HIV testing and difficulties obtaining legal representation are undermining rights and access to healthcare. In findings released on Monday, October 12, 2026, HRW said fear of detention and stigma was driving people into hiding and discouraging HIV […]