ABUJA, April 7 (Reuters) - Nigeria's parliament on Wednesday submitted the long overdue 2016 budget bill to President Muhammadu Buhari for additional checks at his request, with lawmakers blaming delays on the government for its "sloppy" work on the bill.
JUBA, April 7 (Reuters) - South Sudan's opposition leader Riek Machar said on Thursday he would return to the capital Juba on April 18, the first time since conflict broke out in December 2013 between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and rebels allied with Machar.
BAKU, April 7 (Reuters) - Energy ministers from Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan will attend talks in Doha on April 17 on a deal to freeze oil output, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.
OSLO/LONDON, April 7 (Reuters) - The European Union started on Thursday to amass information about all so-called over-the-counter trades in the region's energy markets in a bid to crack down on suspected price manipulation.
SHANGHAI, April 7 (Reuters) - China has asked state-owned power plants to negotiate long-term supply contracts with coal producers in a bid to stabilise the market and ease pressure on the country's loss-making miners, according to a draft document seen by Reuters.
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