Rwanda raises pump prices of petrol, diesel on Ukraine war supply concerns
THE prices of petrol and diesel at the pump were increased in Rwanda, the utility regulator said, amid instability in the global oil market caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February. Rwanda has stabilised fuel pump prices since May 2021 by foregoing some taxes on petroleum products in a bid to dampen inflation. But on Monday the landlocked country hiked the price of petrol 8.2% to 1,359 Rwandan francs ($1.32) per litre and diesel 13.9% to 1,368 Rwandan francs ($1.33) per litre for the next two months, said Deo Muvunyi, head of the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority. "We had…