President of SC Karel van Oosterom

Niger to start exporting oil to Benin in April

Niger is expected to increase its oil production five-fold thanks to a pipeline linking the country to Benin, which will start operating in April. Niger military ruler had announced that the initial shipment would take place in January this year but sources told S&P Global Commodity Insights that first oil deliveries will only take place […]

Deadly shelling hits North Darfur refugee camp as Sudan’s war escalates

At least 14 civilians were killed and numerous others wounded following artillery shelling by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the Abu Shouk refugee camp in El-Fasher, North Darfur, a local emergency relief Committee reported on Wednesday, June 4. The attack has drawn sharp concern as El-Fasher remains a critical humanitarian lifeline for the […]

Morocco’s Consumer Prices Fall 0.6% in February as Food Costs Decline

Morocco recorded a 0.6% year-on-year decline in its Consumer Price Index in February 2026, according to figures released by the High Commission for Planning, continuing a deflationary trend driven primarily by falling food prices even as non-food costs edged marginally higher. The drop was largely attributable to a 2% decline in food product prices, which […]