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Nigeria: Dangote expands gas deal with NNPC for refinery, industrial expansion

Dangote refinery storage facility in Lagos, Nigeria

Trafigura-backed alliance lines up over $1 billion for African carbon projects

trafigura trading firm

Libya drags Zimbabwe to UK court over $100 million oil loan

An offshore oil platform with a oil worker looking across the sea

Eskom slashes electricity tariffs by 35% for two ferrochrome producers in South Africaย 

South Africa's utility giant, Eskom

ExxonMobil to begin $30 billion Rovuma LNG in 12 months, Mozambique president says

US oil major, ExxonMobil

TotalEnergies relaucnhes $20 billion Mozambique’s LNG project after 4 year hiatus

TotalEnergies CEO, Patrick Pouyanne

West Africa’s Benin secures $2.9 million to build nine rural solarย mini-gridsย ย 

A mini-grid project in a desert in Africa

Standard Bank backs Nigeria’s Aradel expansion plan with $250 million

South Africa based Standard Bank

Afreximbank secures $1.75 billion loan for Angola oil firm, Sonangol

Angola state-owned oil and gas company, Sonangol

Nigeria issues N501 billion power sector bond,ย fullyย subscribedย 

Nigeria's president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Dangote refinery raises petrol ex-gantry price to N799 per litre after festive slash

Dangote refinery facility

Nigeria’s national grid collapses for the second time in Januaryย 

National grid Electricity transmission line

Investec-backedย Revegoย raises $62 million for renewable projects in South Africaย ย 

wind energy farm in a desert

Chevron discovers hydrocarbons in new well in Nigeria

American energy giant, Chevron

TotalEnergies secures 50 year license extension for Libya oil fields

TotalEnergies CEO, Patrick Pouyannรฉ, speaking at a leader's conference

Nigeria nationalย gridย collapse for theย firstย time in 2026ย 

Electricity transmission grid

Eni sells minority stake in Cรดte dโ€™Ivoireโ€™s Baleine project to SOCAR

Italian integrated energy company, Eni

UK, AfDB extendย $1billionย guarantee for South African power projectsย 

South Africa's Eskom nuclear power plant

Rockefeller, World Bank fund solar farm expansion in Nigeria, Ethiopia, others

Renewable solar farm

AfDBย approves $16.5 million loan for geothermal project in Kenyaย ย 

AfDB President, Dr . Sidi Ould Tah




















Nigeria: Dangote expands gas deal with NNPC for refinery, industrial expansion

Dangote Group has expanded gas supply agreements with units of state-owned oil firm, NNPC Limited, as it seeks to secure fuel for refinery and industrial expansion programmes

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Trafigura-backed alliance lines up over $1 billion for African carbon projects

A Trafigura-backed initiative is preparing to invest more than $1 billion in four carbon removal projects across central and southern Africa as part of a long term plan to restore degraded woodlands.

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Libya drags Zimbabwe to UK court over $100 million oil loan

Libyan Foreign Bank has filed a lawsuit in the United Kingdom High Court seeking to recover more than $100 million from Zimbabwe.

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Eskom slashes electricity tariffs by 35% for two ferrochrome producers in South Africaย 

South Africa’s state-owned power utility, Eskom, has slashed electricity tariffs by 35% for two major ferrochrome producers in a move aimed at preventing operational shutdowns.

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ExxonMobil to begin $30 billion Rovuma LNG in 12 months, Mozambique president says

Mozambiqueโ€™s president, Daniel Chapo, has hinted that ExxonMobil will restart its $30 billion Rovuma LNG project within the next 12 to 18 months.

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TotalEnergies relaucnhes $20 billion Mozambique’s LNG project after 4 year hiatus

Mozambique and TotalEnergies have formally restarted the French majorโ€™s $20 billion LNG project, nearly five years after operations were halted.

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West Africa’s Benin secures $2.9 million to build nine rural solarย mini-gridsย ย 

Benin to expand electricity access in underserved rural communities following the mobilisation of $2.9 million in financing for nine solar-powered mini-grids.ย 

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Standard Bank backs Nigeria’s Aradel expansion plan with $250 million

Standard Bank has completed a $250 million financing facility for Nigeriaโ€™s oil and gas independent, Aradel Energy Limited, to support its strategic expansion and asset acquisition plans.

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Afreximbank secures $1.75 billion loan for Angola oil firm, Sonangol

Africaโ€™s financial firm, Afreximbank, has secured a $1.75 billion syndicated receivables purchase loan for Sonangol, Angolaโ€™s state owned oil company.

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Nigeria issues N501 billion power sector bond,ย fullyย subscribedย 

The Nigeria government has issued a N501 billion bond under the Presidential Power Sector Debt Reduction Programme (PPSDRP), recording 100% subscription.

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Dangote refinery raises petrol ex-gantry price to N799 per litre after festive slash

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has increased the ex-gantry price of premium motor spirit to N799 per litre following the end of its festive period price support.

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Nigeria’s national grid collapses for the second time in Januaryย 

Nigeriaโ€™s national electricity grid has sufferedย another system collapse for the second time this month, cutting power supply to all 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos).

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Investec-backedย Revegoย raises $62 million for renewable projects in South Africaย ย 

Revegoย Africa Energy Fund has secured R1 billion ($62 million) in new funding to expand its renewable energy investments in South Africa.

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Chevron discovers hydrocarbons in new well in Nigeria

American oil giant Chevron has discovered the presence of hydrocarbons in the Nigeria’s Awodi-07 well following sucessful explortaion and appraisal.

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TotalEnergies secures 50 year license extension for Libya oil fields

French oil major TotalEnergies has secured a 50 year license extension with Waha Oil, a subsidiary of Libyaโ€™s National Oil Corporation NOC, to continue operating key oil fields in the country.

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Nigeria nationalย gridย collapse for theย firstย time in 2026ย 

Nigeria’s national electricity grid collapsed for the first time in 2026, indicating the country’s first complete power shutdown of the year.ย 

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Eni sells minority stake in Cรดte dโ€™Ivoireโ€™s Baleine project to SOCAR

Italyโ€™s energy company Eni has agreed to divest a minority stake in its offshore oil and gas development in Cรดte dโ€™Ivoire, bringing in Azerbaijanโ€™s state oil firm as a new partner in the project.

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UK, AfDB extendย $1billionย guarantee for South African power projectsย 

The United Kingdom and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have extended a $1โ€ฏbillion climate-linked debt guarantee to South Africa, securing a $400โ€ฏmillion municipal financing deal.

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Rockefeller, World Bank fund solar farm expansion in Nigeria, Ethiopia, others

The Rockefeller Foundation and the World Bank have expanded aย programmeย to deploy solar-powered agricultural equipment across six African countries.

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AfDBย approves $16.5 million loan for geothermal project in Kenyaย ย 

AfDB has approved a $16.5 million loan to support the development of the 35-megawattย OrPowerย Twenty-Two (OTTL) geothermal power plantย in Kenyaโ€™sย Menengaiย geothermal field.ย 

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