Brent Crude Nears $100 as Middle East Conflict Threatens Oil Supply and Shipping Routes Brent crude prices moved close to US$100 a barrel on September 9 as renewed attacks across the Middle East heightened concerns over disruptions to oil supplies...

Dangote Refinery IPO Draws N1.5 Trillion in Early Demand as Africa’s Largest Share Sale Opens Investors committed about N1.5 trillion to the initial public offering (IPO) of Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery within the first hour of the share sale opening,...

The African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 Conference and Exhibition, Africa’s largest energy gathering taking place October 12-16, is preparing to bring the full spectrum of Africa’s energy industry to Cape Town. With just one month to go, the platform is...

Petrobras to Invest Over CFA250B in Côte d’Ivoire’s Ultra-Deepwater Oil Exploration Programme Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras has signed production-sharing contracts (PSCs) for eight offshore exploration blocks in Côte d’Ivoire, expanding its presence along Africa’s Atlantic margin. The agreements, signed...

GIP to Inject US$1.8B Into TotalEnergies’ African Oil and Gas Infrastructure Portfolio TotalEnergies has entered into a partnership with Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), part of BlackRock, covering some of the French energy company’s oil and gas infrastructure assets in Africa....

Boko, Lourenço Call for Stronger Botswana-Angola Trade Connectivity Botswana and Angola are seeking to strengthen trade and transport links between the two countries, with Presidents Duma Boko and João Lourenço highlighting the need to address existing constraints on the movement...

Botswana’s Diamonds Fund Seeks to Unlock Private and International Investment for Economic Diversification Botswana’s newly established Diamonds for Development Fund is seeking to mobilise additional domestic, private, institutional and international capital to support economic diversification and long-term investment across the...

2,650km Dangote Pipeline to Link Walvis Bay With Southern African Fuel Markets Dangote Petroleum is planning to develop a petroleum-products pipeline of approximately 2,650 kilometres linking Namibia, Botswana and South Africa as part of a wider strategy to expand fuel...