The chimneys of the Total Grandpuits oil refinery are seen just after sunset, southeast of Paris, France, March 1, 2021. Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo said “intense efforts” were now being made to rehabilitate the refinery to help address soaring fuel prices. Read full storyNigeria’s airlines threatened to suspend domestic flights due to soaring jet fuel costs before backtracking. The country subsidises gasoline at a high cost, but not diesel or jet fuel. Retail diesel prices were up more than 90% year-on-year in April, according to Ghana’s statistics service.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 01, 2022 07:30 UTC