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KEY POINTS South Africa’s state-owned power utility, Eskom, has come under renewed scrutiny after disclosing that it paid about R5.4 billion in staff bonuses in the 2025 financial year, despite …

KEY POINTS Nigeria’s telecom operators spend hundreds of billions of naira every year keeping their networks alive on diesel. MTN Nigeria has decided it is done subsidizing that problem. The …

ECOWAS Parliament has opened a five-day meeting in Dakar to develop strategies for expanding renewable energy and rural electrification across West Africa.

TotalEnergies has resumed its $20 billion Mozambique gas project after a five-year suspension, reigniting both hopes for prosperity and frustration over unfulfilled community promises.

President Tinubu praised the REA as Nigeria inaugurated its largest solar hybrid mini-grid projects in North-Central, providing clean power to over 5,000 households.

KEY POINTS British energy giant Shell has temporarily halted its $3 billion share buyback programme as it prepares for a crucial shareholder vote related to its proposed acquisition of Canadian …

KEY POINTS Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has intensified efforts to increase the country’s crude oil production by partnering with global oilfield services company SLB to develop its marginal oil …

Tanzania has scrapped taxes on electric vehicles, compressed natural gas and charging equipment in its 2026/27 budget to accelerate its clean energy transition.

Nigeria’s TCN has told lawmakers the national grid can handle more power than it has ever received and needs stronger legal protection against vandalism.

KEY POINTS The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC, has stepped up collaboration with security agencies to combat rising cases of pipeline vandalism and protect critical oil and gas infrastructure …