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Brent crude has traded around $100 a barrel since late September, and African fuel importers are passing the cost on to motorists.
Société Générale has agreed to sell its 60.22% stake in Société Générale Ghana, with Morocco's Attijariwafa Bank buying 55.22% and Ghana's Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) the remaining 5%, the bank said on 1 October.
An International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) tribunal ruled on 30 September that Ghana's $196.5 million tax assessment on Tullow Oil did not breach the company's petroleum agreements.
