Akrake Petroleum Benin plans to sell 250,000 barrels of crude from the offshore Sèmè field in October, marking Benin’s first oil cargo in nearly three decades. Production restarted in March 2026 after ...

Aurum Resources has secured about $37 million from investors to start early development work on its Boundiali gold project in Côte d’Ivoire. The project has advanced rapidly from exploration to a 3.22 ...

Nigeria’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 350 basis points to 23% after keeping it unchanged for six months. The decision comes as inflation continues to ease, with headline, food and ...

Tunisie Telecom has chosen Dutch firm VC4 to centralize data on its fixed and mobile network infrastructure and improve how it manages maintenance, upgrades and operations. The project is part of a ...

Ahmat Kogri took office as Chad’s foreign minister on September 22 after holding senior roles in the presidency and national security apparatus. He takes charge of diplomacy as Chad faces security ...

NuRAN is testing Starlink at a rural mobile site in Nigeria before a potential rollout to other African markets. Satellite backhaul could connect sites where fiber and microwave links are too ...

Gabon’s electricity needs could reach 2.5 GW if its mining industry expands as planned, while Libreville alone already faces a 500 MW deficit. The country plans to process up to 700,000 tons of ...

Minim Martap’s planned start has shifted to 2027, while initial production has been cut to 400,000 tons from 1.2 million tons. A2MP remains Canyon Resources’ majority shareholder after its attempt to ...

Senegal’s peak electricity demand reached 1,400 MW in August, above the roughly 1,300 MW Senelec had expected for October. Equipment problems have reduced available capacity at Karpowership and the ...

By Yasmina Asrarguis, Research Fellow at the Jean-Jaurès Foundation, specializing in Middle East geopolitics When AI meets Water Scarcity The Gulf's recent war with Iran has added an unexpected ...

Engineers India secured a contract worth more than $450 million for Dangote’s planned 700,000-barrel-a-day refinery and petrochemical plant in Kenya. The $16 billion Lamu project aims to increase East ...

The $300 million fund will mobilize private and institutional capital for mini-grids and standalone solar systems. Nigeria needs an estimated $14.8 billion in off-grid investment by 2030, with $10.5 ...