By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kassataya
Mauritania exported around 603,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas between July and September 2026, compared with 521,000 tonnes in the previous third quarter, an increase of 16%. The quarterly figures come from specialist platform Attaqa, the African Press Agency reports.
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France has asked Algeria to rapidly increase its deliveries of oil and liquefied natural gas, the specialist platform Attaqa reports, citing informed sources. Oil could meet the demand, but Sonatrach’s contracts with other clients would limit the available volumes of LNG, according to the same source.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Algérie 360 ·
The press review reports on political and economic issues concerning several West African countries, including Senegal’s debate over the 2026 supplementary finance law. It also covers military operations in Mali and energy cooperation between Niger and Algeria, according to the African Press Agency.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Kassataya ·
Prices of imported goods in Angola rose by 25.7% year on year in September 2026, while export prices increased by 3.5%. The monthly rise in import prices reached 5.9%, driven in particular by construction materials and fuel, according to Angola’s National Statistics Institute.
🇦🇴 Angola · Source: Expresso das Ilhas ·
Exported cocoa from the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to $5.54 per kilogram for the period from 19 to 24 October 2026, from $5.47 the previous week, an increase of 1.28%. Arabica and robusta coffee have fallen to $5.44 and $3.46 per kilogram respectively, according to price lists for the country's exported agricultural products.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Deskeco ·
Nouakchott sanitation project is 14% completeThe Nouakchott sanitation project is only 14% complete, although it is due to be finished by early 2029 at the latest. The delay highlights Mauritania’s persistent difficulties in delivering major public projects, according to Kassataya.
Guinea-Bissau expects four types of fuel within 24 hoursGuinea-Bissau’s Finance Minister Gareth Guadalupe says shipments of petrol, diesel, paraffin and aviation fuel will arrive within 24 hours. The deliveries are expected to ease shortages that have disrupted travel and pushed up transport costs for about two weeks, the minister said at a press conference.The week in Africa
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