Economy & Business
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka shuts schools, urges work from home to save fuel
Troops in Sri Lanka handed tokens on Monday to people queueing for petrol amid a severe fuel shortage in the ...Ecuador indigenous protests carry on despite small concession
Ecuador’s government on Thursday acquiesced to a demand of indigenous demonstrators who have held 11 days of protests, giving them ...EU awards Ukraine and Moldova candidate status
Ukraine became a candidate to join the European Union on Thursday, a bold geopolitical step triggered by Russia’s invasion that ...Omnia sees Africa increasing farm input support amid food security fears
Fertilizer manufacturer Omnia Holdings (OMNJ.J) says African governments are increasing support for smallholder farmers amid fears that input costs, driven higher after ...Ecuador declares force majeure for oil, state of exception over protests
Ecuador’s state-owned oil company Petroecuador declared force majeure late on Saturday over the impact of protests against the government’s social ...Ecuador seeks partner to stop gas flaring as anger rises in the Amazon
Ecuador oil company Petroecuador says it is working to shut down gas flares in the Amazon to comply with a ...Nigeria to require social media platforms to open local offices
Online platforms like Twitter (TWTR.N), Facebook (META.O) and Tiktok will be required to register and open offices in Nigeria and appoint contact persons ...Sudanese farmers warn of failing harvests as hunger rises
On the fertile clay plains of Sudan’s Gezira Scheme, farmers would have normally started tilling the soil weeks ago before ...Sri Lanka hit by power cuts after key union goes on strike
Swathes of Sri Lanka were hit by electricity cuts on Thursday after a power sector union went on strike opposing ...Oil prices advance on low oil inventories expectation
Oil prices drifted higher on Wednesday, anticipating a report of low U.S. oil stocks, while expectations of solid demand in ...