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Nigeria
In January 2012, in an effort to repair its tattered economy, President Jonathan eliminated the countrys fuel subsidy, which costs the government about $8 billion a year. The move caused fuel and food prices to double. Streets protests and strikes broke out all over the country, and Jonathan
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Some, But Not Much, Relief In Sight At The Gas Pump – The Wilmington Journal
Consumer demand for gasoline is not yet at pre-pandemic levels and there may be some relief in store at the pump, albeit temporary, analysts said. Automotive club AAA on Tuesday reported a national average retail [...]
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WACHIRA: Ministry was right to defend pricing formula for
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The Trifecta of Black Disempowerment: Poverty, Pollution, and the Pandemic
The Trifecta of Black Disempowerment: Poverty, Pollution, and the Pandemic
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Nigeria: Amid Chaos, Nigerian Senate Passes Petroleum Industry Bill
[Premium Times] The senators were divided over funds for host communities.
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Tunisia
Tunisian Republic
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Some, But Not Much, Relief In Sight At The Gas Pump – Free Press of Jacksonville
Consumer demand for gasoline is not yet at pre-pandemic levels and there may be some relief in store at the pump, albeit temporary, analysts said. Automotive club AAA on Tuesday reported a national average retail [...]
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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly
Brazil
In Jan. 2003, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a former trade union leader and factory worker widely known by the name Lula, became Brazils first working-class president. As leader of Brazils only Socialist party, the Workers Party, Lula pledged to increase social services and improve the lot of the
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Motorists affected by 'bad gas' saga could get compensation in two weeks
Several motorists who were affected during the 2015 bad gas saga are currently being contacted and given a date to visit the offices of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), to begin the process of collecting their share of a $24.5 million compensation
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Tanzania: All Set for Crude Oil Pipeline Construction
[Daily News] UGANDA has granted environmental approval for a $3.5 billion pipeline to export crude oil from western fields to the Indian Ocean coast in Tanzania.
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Limited Fireworks Expected For U.S. Gas Prices Ahead Of July 4 Weekend – The Wilmington Journal
While there is now enough gasoline across the United States to keep up with surging demand, prices are being kept high by a lack of drivers to deliver it, analysts told Zenger News. Running high [...]
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Source: The Wilmington Journal
Nigeria: Finally, Govt Hands Off Pricing of Petrol
This is coming as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday blamed insecurity in the Niger Delta and other factors peculiar to Nigeria's operating environment for the high cost of oil production in
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Source: allAfrica.com
Exxon touts growing dividends, cutting spending as climate challenges loom for Big Oil - Stabroek News
HOUSTON,  (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp today unveiled plans to grow dividends and curb spending with projections that were muted from previous years after the top
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Oil drill threatens Namibia's unspoiled landscape | Africanews
Villagers living near the Okavango Delta have warned their livelihoods are at risk after Canadian company EconAfrica bought licenses off the Namibian government to conduct exploratory oil drilling across the country, as well as Botswana.
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AAA: Gas prices in state inch up as businesses reopen –
Gasoline demand is now only 30 percent lower than a year ago, compared to the 50-75 percent deficit seen just weeks ago during the height of Florida’s stay-at-home order, according to
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Libya
National name: Al Jumahiriyah al Arabiyah al Libiyah ash Shabiyah al Ishtirakiyah al Uzma
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Madagascar
National name: Repoblikani Madagasikara
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(1997) The Idea of an African Renaissance, Myth or Reality?
I come to you from a liberated South Africa, a nation that many of you helped to set free. I come from a continent about which more is written but less is understood; so I come with a message that is straight-forward and simple. Like the Apostle Paul on his return from the provinces, I come to
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Source: Black Past
Mar
13
1997
Barack Obama's 923 Executive Orders - Urban Legends
Viral text claims President Obama signed 923 executive orders in the first 40 months of his presidency, many times more than any other president to
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Oil-spill ship still detained in Jamaica
Almost a week after it was slated to leave for its next port of call, the Dominican Republic, the container vessel CSS Wind is still being detained at the port of Kingston, despite the spill from one of the containers it was carrying, which...
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Zambia
Republic of Zambia
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With the pipeline project halted, City Council members weigh deterring future efforts - TSDMemphis.com
by James Coleman - An attorney for Plains All-American Pipeline cautioned the Memphis City Council Tuesday (July 6) that anti-pipeline ordinances under consideration could hamstring the city legally and economically. The ordinance under consideration would ban crude oil pipelines within 1,500 feet
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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com
Sitati, Joseph W. (1952– )
While Sitati embraced Mormonism, the Kenyan government, wary of Western religions, did not recognize the LDS Church as an approved faith. The government also limited assembly of all non-recognized religions to nine people. Sitati maneuvered around the assembly law by organizing nine-person groups
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Source: Black Past
US Demand And Geopolitical Issues Push Retail Gas Prices Ever Higher – The Wilmington Journal
The unofficial start to the summer holiday season in the United States was met with multi-year highs for gasoline prices, boosted in part by geopolitical issues, analysts said. With U.S. vaccination campaigns leading to more [...]
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Kenya: Rwanda, Kenya Address Truck Standoff On Tanzania Borders
Tanzania cross-border cargo truck owners want unconditional access into Rwanda, protesting the Covid-19 control measures requiring them to terminate their trips at the Rwanda border, with exception of perishables and petroleum products as per the deal reached by the governments on May
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Source: allAfrica.com
EACJ bars South Sudan, two firms from exporting oil
The government of South Sudan and two mining companies have been barred from operating and exporting oil due to spills that have polluted the
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Ghana - Geography of the West African Nation
Population: 24,339,838 (July 2010
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Mar
6
1957
(1959) Nnamdi Azikiwe Addresses the NAACP Convention on the Organization's 50th Anniversary
Nnamdi Azikiwe, by now the best know nationalist leader in Nigeria, addressed the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) at its 50th anniversary celebration at the Polo Grounds, New York City, July 19, 1959. His speech appears
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1959
Tanzania, Rwanda Strike a Deal On Truck Drivers
Rwanda and Tanzania have resolved a fallout between long-distance truck drivers and authorities at the Rusumo Border
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ExxonMobil says working ‘fervently’ to fix compressor issues
Addressing concerns about its volume of natural gas flared to date, ExxonMobil yesterday assured that it was working fervently to fix problems with its compressor equipment offshore and said that the lessons learned will be applied to its next Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel, as
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