Government

KEY POINTS Construction of the proposed Dangote-backed Lamu oil refinery in Kenya is expected to commence in October 2026, with Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, saying preparations for the ambitious …

KEY POINTS Angola’s state-owned oil company, Sonangol, and the country’s oil and gas regulator have announced promising results from the Katambi-2 offshore appraisal well, with initial testing confirming productive reservoirs …

KEY POINTS Nigeria flared about 76.92 billion standard cubic feet of natural gas between January and May 2026, according to data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission. The figures …

KEY POINTS The Government of The Gambia has signed a major offshore petroleum exploration agreement with global energy company Eni, marking a significant step in its ambition to develop the …

KEY POINTS Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Libya’s Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah have held talks in Rome aimed at strengthening energy cooperation between both countries as Italy seeks to …

Eskom has named Thyspunt on South Africa’s Eastern Cape coast as the preferred site for its proposed 5,200-megawatt nuclear power station.

Ghana and Mozambique walked out of the Africa Energies Summit over discrimination. The African Energy Chamber wants Nigeria and Senegal to do the same.

President Tinubu has approved a N3.3 trillion debt settlement to 15 power plants accumulated over a decade, in a bid to restore stable electricity supply

Europe is pivoting from decades of aid to interest-driven energy deals with Africa as the Iran war rewrites global supply chains

Ethiopia and Russia signed a nuclear energy development roadmap March 31, pushing Addis Ababa closer to its first reactor as hydropower risks mount