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Ghana’s oil output is climbing after a new Jubilee well added fresh barrels, supporting revenue growth and reinforcing the country’s role in West Africa’s offshore crude market

KEY POINTS Dangote Refinery has warned that Nigeria’s fuel prices could more than double if the country keeps relying on imported petrol instead of refining it at home. This has …

KEY POINTS AA Rano Nigeria, which was started by oil tycoon Auwalu Abdullahi Rano, has opened what it calls Nigeria’s first fully automated and unmanned fuel stations. This could change …

KEY POINTS South Africa’s state owned power utility, Eskom says it is now prioritising efforts to reduce electricity costs while maintaining a reliable supply, marking a shift after years of …

KEY POINTS In the third quarter of 2025, Nigeria’s electricity generation companies received a total of $7.12 million and N3.19 billion from bilateral customers. This shows that payment problems are …

KEY POINTS Nigeria’s electricity generation fell sharply in the third quarter of 2025, with gas supply shortages and mechanical outages cutting output by more than 600 gigawatt hours, according to …

KEY POINTS The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, has announced a planned power outage that will affect many areas of Ibadan. They have warned residents to expect daily outages for …

Natural gas is becoming more important politically and economically across Africa, not as a remnant of the fossil fuel era, but as a key part of the continent’s energy transition …

KEY POINTS TotalEnergies and Zebbra Energy, a small Nigerian company run by businessman Ambrosie Bryant Chukwueloka Orjiako, have come to an agreement about the long-running dispute over offshore oil block …

Venezuela and the US struck a deal to export up to $2 billion in crude, redirecting oil from China and easing pressure from sanctions and storage limits