Nigeria's oil output exceeds 1.7 million barrels per day

Nigeria is currently pumping 1.71 million barrels of oil a day, NNPC Limited's chief, Bashir Ojulari, said on Tuesday.

Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa signs law extending his term, changing how president is elected

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed into law constitutional amendments that abolish direct presidential elections, postpone the next vote and extend his tenure.