Nigeria鈥檚 fuel subsidy removal sparks panic-buying
In Monday's inaugural address, Bola Tinubu said the subsidy was "gone".
The first full day in power of Nigeria's new president has seen people panic-buying fuel following his decision to scrap a decades-long subsidy on petroleum products.
South Africa has granted diplomatic immunity to foreign officials attending the Brics summit in August. Local media has said this could open the door for Vladimir Putin to attend.
And Sudan has started to receive humanitarian aid as a ceasefire between the warring factions has been extended
(Photo: Motorists queue to buy fuel out of stock at a petrol station in southwest Nigeria. Credit: Pius Utomi Ekepi/AFP via Getty Images).
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