#Africa another total farce of an election about to take place tomorrow - #Ethiopia hours before voting begins, authorities scrambling to deliver voting materials to various places due to transport bans imposed in two major regions, Oromia Amhara regions.
#Russia is routing sanctioned LNG carriers to and from #China around #SouthAfrica Cape of Good Hope to avoid the Mediterranean Sea. This shift follows a drone attack on the Russia-flagged tanker Arctic Metagaz east of Malta in March 👇
#DRC Eastern Congo - #Ebola update - A total of 336 cases, including both suspected and confirmed infections, and 87 deaths have been now been reported in Ituri Province, North Kivu. The outbreak strain has no known cure or vaccine
#Mali gunfire heard in the city of Kidal that came under the control of Northern separatist Azawad militia and Islamist militant group JNIM yesterday. There were reports that #Russia Africa Corps mercenaries trapped in the military base had been given safe passage to leave
#USA - Democrats in the House of Representatives have introduced two bills regarding #Sudan.
The first bill calls for designating RSF militia as a terrorist organization.
The second bill condemns the RSF’s attacks on civilians, calls for cutting off external support.
#Oil - #USA President Trump announced the U.S. will imposing a naval blockade on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, several hours after peace talks in Pakistan ended in failure
Despite all the bluster around Orban’s supposed economic successes, Hungary lags towards the bottom of the East European “convergence” club. More at today's Chartbook Top Links!
#Fuel - Italy reports jet fuel rationing has begun
Priority flights for health purposes, carrying government officials, and flights of over 3 hours duration.
Drastically reduced short haul flights in the airports of Bologna, Milano Linate, Venice and Treviso
#Oil - European and Asian refiners are paying record-high prices of near $150 a barrel for some crude oil grades, far exceeding prices for paper futures, highlighting the worsening supply crisis from the Middle East conflict
#Russia - #Kenya Government says 16 nationals recruited into the Russian military involved in the invasion of #Ukraine are now reported missing The number has risen from 10 to 16 in the last 24 hours. It remains unclear whether they are dead or alive