KENYA HIKES FUEL PRICES BY 6% FOLLOWING LINGERING MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS. (PHOTO).

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 Kenya hikes fuel prices by 6% following lingering Middle East tensions Kenya raised the maximum retail prices of petrol and diesel on Wednesday, the energy regulator said, citing higher import costs linked to the conflict in the Middle East. The east African nation hiked petrol prices by 6% and diesel prices by 4.5% as it relies on the Middle East region for nearly all of its fuel supplies. A litre of diesel will cost 227.76 Kenyan shillings ($1.76) in the capital city of Nairobi, from 217.86 shillings, while kerosene will rise to 219.87 shillings from 191.38 shillings between October 15 and November 14, when new prices will be announced, TRT Afrika reported. The energy regulator said the government extended a reduction in value-added tax on fuel to 8% from 16% until January 14. Fuel prices affect multiple sectors including transport, agriculture and construction.

SENEGAL'S PARLIAMENT SPEAKER QUITS TWO DAYS AFTER PRIME MINISTER SACKED. (PHOTO).


 Senegal's parliament speaker quits two days after prime minister sacked


Senegal's parliament speaker, El Malick Ndiaye, has announced his resignation, deepening political turmoil in the West African ‌nation two days after the president dismissed the government.


Ndiaye, a senior figure in the ruling ​PASTEF party, said ​his resignation was a personal decision, giving ⁠the "higher interest of the nation" as ​a reason for his departure, Reuters reported.


President Bassirou Diomaye ​Faye dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Friday and dissolved the government after months of mounting tension ​between the two leaders.


Members of parliament ​are set ​to convene ⁠on Tuesday to vote on reinstating Sonko as a lawmaker ​and to elect a new ​speaker ⁠for the National Assembly to replace Ndiaye.


Some critics say reinstating Sonko would be illegal ⁠as ​he has never been ​a member of parliament.

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