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The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has been appointed as financial advisor for the $4.5 billion EG-27 liquified natural gas (LNG) project in Equatorial Guinea.
Tullow Oil has completed the sale of all its assets in Gabon to the state run Gabon Oil Company for $307 million and exited its operations in the Central African country.
South Africa is seeking private developers for a $22 billion (390 billion rand) grid expansion project to bolster the country’s energy security.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has officially ruled out the sale of the state-owned Port Harcourt refinery.
The mega Dangote Refinery in Nigeria will not undergo any shutdown or maintenance for the rest of 2025, the company has confirmed.
Australia’s oil firm, Kinetiko Energy has started a three-week drilling campaign in test well 271-KA03PT10 at its onshore gas project in South Africa designed to boost output.
Kenya has launched its very first Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) to supply uninterrupted renewable power to its modular data center in the nation’s capital, Nairobi.
Portugal is considering a potential connection to Morocco’s power network three months after a massive power outage plunged the Iberian Peninsula into darkness
A joint venture between Glencore and logistics firm Tristar Group has reached a deal to acquire a 37% stake in South Africa’s largest oil storage facility.
The national oil company of Algeria, Sonatrach, has signed a production sharing contract (PSC) with TotalEnergies and QatarEnergy for the Ahara perimeter in southeastern Algeria.
South Africa’s bold plan to shift from coal-based power to a greener energy system is commendable. However, it raises concerns about the timeline’s feasibility and potential pushback from lobbying groups in the continent’s most industrialised nation.
Egyptian energy firm, Korra Energi, has secured the contract to build a $1 million hybrid solar power plant for the Esh El Mallaha Petroleum Company (Eshpetco).
Sun King has signed a $156 million (KES 20.1 billion) agreement with Kenya to expand clean energy, marking the largest of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa outside South Africa.
The Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum & Mineral Resources has disclosed that natural gas from Cyprus’ Cronos field will be connected to gas infrastructure in Egypt to boost production in both nations.
Egypt is increasing its reliance on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) imports to meet domestic energy needs, following a sharp drop in local gas production and growing power consumption.
This article unpacks the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Dangote-marketers showdown, revealing how ambition, resistance, and systemic friction collide in a sector that affects every Nigerian at the pump—and in the economy.
East African nations, Tanzania and Zambia, are set to receive $322 million in financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support electricity generation, transmission and clean energy access projects in the region.
French energy major, Total Energies, has said it will not proceed with the development of its multi billion dollar Venus oil discovery in Namibia until it reaches a firm agreement with the Namibian Government.
South Africa’s state-owned utility, Eskom, eyes a significant boost in power supply through a $6 billion expansion of Mozambique’s Cahora Bassa Dam, operated by Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB).
The president of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, is urging the federal government of Nigeria to add refined petroleum products to the list of prohibited imports under the new “Nigeria First” initiative.
