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KEY POINTS Sierra Leone has signed a petroleum licence agreement with Nigeria-based Marginal Energy Limited, granting the company offshore exploration and production rights as part of efforts to revive its …

KEY POINTS Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, has approved a 30 percent relief on debts owed by domestic airlines to aviation agencies in a move aimed at easing financial pressure on …

Gabon expects to sign production-sharing contracts with BP and ExxonMobil within four to six months as authorities move to advance offshore exploration plans.

Nigeria’s Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu has resigned from office, stepping down to concentrate on his 2027 Oyo State governorship bid under the APC.

The USS George HW Bush is sailing in Namibia’s exclusive economic zone as it moves toward the Arabian Sea amid tensions over the Strait of Hormuz.

Nigeria has attracted $425 million to build eight solar manufacturing facilities in 2025, as Burkina Faso and six other African nations study its model.

Nigeria is weighing debt waivers and tax relief for airlines after Jet A1 fuel prices tripled, sparking shutdown threats from domestic operators this month.

Tanzania has opened Energy Week in Dodoma, showcasing progress across its power sector as lawmakers demand faster rural electrification and stronger budget allocations.

Nigeria’s TCN logged 131 vandalism cases in 2025 even as the national grid hit a historic transmission peak of 5,801.84MW in March.

NamPower has apologized to Otjinene residents after a two-day blackout, deploying additional staff on the ground to accelerate the restoration of supply.