Nigerian petrol tempers

Gabriel Seminega, writes in Sobaka,

The high prices of petroleum on the world markets are having an effect across the world, but most of all in the fragile countries of Africa. From North to South, East to West, city and national governments are struggling to ease the burden on common Africans that are in some areas looking to see common prices on the street that are increasing as much as 100% per month.

The situation is most acute in Nigeria, which is beset by mass strikes in the petroleum sector even in good times. Nigeria exports a large amount of fuel but prices for domestic users of oil are as high, and sometimes higher, as elsewhere in Africa.

Last week, the Labor and Civil Society Coalition announced "sixteen days of mass protest" against increasing fuel prices. Constituent groups of the Coalition have been joined by other organizations such as the Nigerian Bar Association. The price of diesel and gasoline increased in Lagos by 27% in August....

Just to toss a little more into the mix, see this earlier post of mine, and extrapolate as you wish.