Emmanuel Akinwotu

His comments were during a speech at the Egypt Energy Show in Cairo and comes amid a worsening energy crisis in Egypt triggered by the war.

Last week, authorities ordered shops and restaurants across the country to close early, and streetlights have been dimmed.

Other African countries are also dealing with fuel shortages, and many have turned to Nigeria's Dangote Refinery.

The refinery announced last week it sent 12 fuel cargoes to five African countries and is receiving more orders, but experts say that it may not be able to keep up with the soaring demand.

Emmanuel Akimotu, NPR News, Lagos.

Researchers from the Institute for Economics and Peace say Nigeria recorded the largest increase globally in terrorism-related deaths in 2025, with killings rising by 46 percent from the previous year.

Experts say the surge is down to a long-running security crisis that has seen Islamist militant groups and criminal gangs launch attacks on communities mostly across Nigeria's north and central region.

This week, 23 people were killed in a suspected suicide attack in Meduguri, northeast Nigeria, in one of the worst such attacks in years.

Local politicians have warned that Boko Haram and other militant groups are growing in strength in the region.

In Congo, terrorism-related deaths rose by nearly 28% amid rising attacks by the ISIS-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces.

Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR News, Lagos.

Researchers from the Institute for Economics and Peace say Nigeria recorded the largest increase globally in terrorism-related deaths in 2025, with killings rising by 46% from the previous year.

Experts say the surge is down to a long-running security crisis that has seen Islamist militant groups and criminal gangs launch attacks on communities mostly across Nigeria's north and central region.

This week, 23 people were killed in a suspected suicide attack in Meduguri, northeast Nigeria, in one of the worst such attacks in years.

Local politicians have warned that Boko Haram and other militant groups are growing in strength in the region.

In Congo, terrorism-related deaths rose by nearly 28% amid rising attacks by the ISIS-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces.

Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR News, Lagos.

The Integrated Food Security Phase classification said famine levels of malnutrition have spread to two towns in Sudan's western region of Darfur.

About half of the children in one of the towns in north Darfur are acutely malnourished, the expert said.

The IPC says it could not confirm a full famine due to a lack of data and access.