NAIROBI, May 21 - The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on . - - - - - GLOBAL MARKETS Stocks rose on Monday as U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin declared the U.S. trade war with China "on hold" following an agreement to drop their tariff threats that had roiled global markets this year. WORLD OIL PRICES Oil prices rose on Monday as markets reacted to news that China and the United States have put a looming trade war between the world's two biggest economies "on hold". EMERGING MARKETS For the top emerging markets news, double click on AFRICA STOCKS For the latest news on African stocks, click on SOUTH AFRICA MARKETS South Africa's rand weakened on Friday as surging U.S. Treasury yields and a continued dollar rally sent emerging markets tumbling. NIGERIA OIL Nigeria's Qua Iboe crude oil stream is scheduled to load nine cargoes in July, up from seven in June, a trade source said on Friday, citing a loading plan released this week. KENYA MARKETS The Kenyan shilling inched up against the dollar on Friday due to some hard currency inflows sent by citizens who live abroad, traders said. KENYA OIL Kenya will start the small scale export of crude oil from its fields in the far northern county of Turkana in June after an agreement on how to share the revenue, averting delays, the presidency said on Saturday. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO HEALTH Health workers in Democratic Republic of Congo will begin a vaccination campaign on Monday aimed at containing an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, a spokeswoman for the health ministry said. MOZAMBIQUE LNG Anadarko Petroleum is seeking to raise a record $14-$15 billion from banks and export credit agencies for its huge liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambique, sources close to the matter said. ZIMBABWE MINING Australian-listed Prospect Resources expects to secure more than $55 million in funding for the first phase of the Arcadia Lithium project in Zimbabwe and expects to produce concentrates for export in the next 14 months, a company official said on Sunday. RWANDA CENTRAL BANK Bank of Kigali , whose shares are already traded in Rwanda, plans to list stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange in the second half of this year as part of a drive to raise up to $70 million for investment, it said on Friday. For the latest precious metals report click on For the latest base metals report click on For the latest crude oil report click on
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