Africa highlights: Nigeria fuel scarcity 'mayhem' warning, Rwanda genocide remembered

Rwandan genocide remembered 22 years on
Posted at 17:15 7 Apr



The hashtag #Kwibuka22 (meaning "Remembering" in the Kinyarwanda language) has been trending across East Africa today as Rwandans gathered to mark the 22nd anniversary of the genocide.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame was joined in the capital, Kigali, by the Tanzanian leader to light the flame of remembrance, which will burn for 100 days, the same length of time it took for 800,000 people to be killed in the violence.
Posted at 17:14 7 Apr



Nigeria's fuel scarcity has left many motorists frustrated with the hours they have to spend queuing up for a drop of the black gold.

BBC
But people are still not clear what's behind the problem this time.
The BBC's Nigeria reporter Martin Patience has been looking at the issue and says there are three main issues which have held up fuel imports:
1.Outstanding debts - The current government says it inherited massive fuel subsidy debts from the previous administration, and it took time to pay those off.
2.Currency crisis - There is a shortage of foreign exchange in the country making it harder to import fuel.
3.Fuel subsidy dispute - The government and the fuel sellers are arguing over whether the government should continue to subsidise fuel despite the fall in the oil price
http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-35783460