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Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets with President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi inside the Madama Palace (Senate) as Italy hosts the Italy-Africa summit in Rome, Italy. Source: Reuters/Remo Casilli

Italy joins race for African energy in new deal

Angelo Amante and Crispian Balmer 30 Jan 2024

Ambassador of the People's Republic of China in the DRC, Zhao Bin visited some of the infrastructure projects in December 2023. Source:

DRC revisits China mining deal for $7bn infrastructure investment

Sonia Rolley 29 Jan 2024

Shell joins international sell-off of Nigeria onshore oil and gas holdings

Ron Bousso 17 Jan 2024

Climate change is affecting mining in Africa. Source: Vlad Chetan/Pexels

22 illegal miners dead in Tanzania's unseasonal rains

Lindsey Schutters 16 Jan 2024

A view of the newly-commissioned Dangote Petroleum refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. Source: Reuters/Temilade Adelaja

Dangote refinery starts production, eyes full quota by year end

Elisha Bala-Gbogbo 15 Jan 2024

TotalEnergies acquires more of Namibian oil find

Ron Bousso 10 Jan 2024

Nigeria's top court says Shell's appeal should be heard after oil spill claim

Camillus Eboh 5 Jan 2024

The Sharara oil field is managed by Spain's Repsol, France's TotalEnergies, Austria's OMV, and Norway's Equinor. Source: Repsol/Flickr

Libya's largest oil field shut by protestors, again

Ayman Werfalli 4 Jan 2024

Eni announces the introduction of gas into the Tango floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility moored in Congolese waters. Source: Eni

SA’s largest onshore LNG project shows forward momentum in gas sector for 2024

NJ Ayuk 3 Jan 2024

NUPRC CEO Gbenga Komolafe in December received awards for public service from the SUN Newspaper and for distinction from foreign investment network. Source: Facebook/NUPRC

Nigeria invests $13.5bn to fight oil theft and vandalism

Camillus Eboh 2 Jan 2024

Gold rush for green: Africa poised to seize opportunity for clean technology leadership

NJ Ayuk 1 Jan 2024

IRH acquires 51% of Mopani Copper Mines in $1.1bn deal

IRH acquires 51% of Mopani Copper Mines in $1.1bn deal

Nelson Banya and Chris Mfula 22 Dec 2023

Angola decides to leave OPEC, says it doesn't serve its interests

Miguel Gomes, Ahmad Ghaddar and Alex Lawler 21 Dec 2023

Iseli energy unveils revolutionary AI-powered solar solutions

Iseli energy unveils revolutionary AI-powered solar solutions

Iseli energy 19 Dec 2023

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Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets with President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi inside the Madama Palace (Senate) as Italy hosts the Italy-Africa summit in Rome, Italy. Source: Reuters/Remo Casilli

Italy joins race for African energy in new deal

Angelo Amante and Crispian Balmer 30 Jan 2024

Ambassador of the People's Republic of China in the DRC, Zhao Bin visited some of the infrastructure projects in December 2023. Source:

DRC revisits China mining deal for $7bn infrastructure investment

Sonia Rolley 29 Jan 2024

Shell joins international sell-off of Nigeria onshore oil and gas holdings

Ron Bousso 17 Jan 2024

Climate change is affecting mining in Africa. Source: Vlad Chetan/Pexels

22 illegal miners dead in Tanzania's unseasonal rains

Lindsey Schutters 16 Jan 2024

A view of the newly-commissioned Dangote Petroleum refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. Source: Reuters/Temilade Adelaja

Dangote refinery starts production, eyes full quota by year end

Elisha Bala-Gbogbo 15 Jan 2024

TotalEnergies acquires more of Namibian oil find

Ron Bousso 10 Jan 2024

Nigeria's top court says Shell's appeal should be heard after oil spill claim

Camillus Eboh 5 Jan 2024

The Sharara oil field is managed by Spain's Repsol, France's TotalEnergies, Austria's OMV, and Norway's Equinor. Source: Repsol/Flickr

Libya's largest oil field shut by protestors, again

Ayman Werfalli 4 Jan 2024

Eni announces the introduction of gas into the Tango floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility moored in Congolese waters. Source: Eni

SA’s largest onshore LNG project shows forward momentum in gas sector for 2024

NJ Ayuk 3 Jan 2024

NUPRC CEO Gbenga Komolafe in December received awards for public service from the SUN Newspaper and for distinction from foreign investment network. Source: Facebook/NUPRC

Nigeria invests $13.5bn to fight oil theft and vandalism

Camillus Eboh 2 Jan 2024

Gold rush for green: Africa poised to seize opportunity for clean technology leadership

NJ Ayuk 1 Jan 2024

IRH acquires 51% of Mopani Copper Mines in $1.1bn deal

IRH acquires 51% of Mopani Copper Mines in $1.1bn deal

Nelson Banya and Chris Mfula 22 Dec 2023

Angola decides to leave OPEC, says it doesn't serve its interests

Miguel Gomes, Ahmad Ghaddar and Alex Lawler 21 Dec 2023

Iseli energy unveils revolutionary AI-powered solar solutions

Iseli energy unveils revolutionary AI-powered solar solutions

Iseli energy 19 Dec 2023

TotalEnergies head Pouyanne pledges $6bn for Nigeria energy

Sudip Kar-Gupta and Felix Onuah 18 Dec 2023

High Court rules 50-year Anglo lead poisoning case is 'untenable'

Felix Njini and Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 17 Dec 2023

Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

14 Dec 2023

AEC: 'African nations must reject promises of aid and handouts to abandon their oil and gas as COP28 wraps up'

African Energy Chamber is an outspoken advocate for African oil and gas

NJ Ayuk 10 Dec 2023

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#COP28: Zambia's first green bond to be issued by year-end by Copperbelt Energy Corp

Chris Mfula 6 Dec 2023

Aysha construction began in 2016 with majority investment from Exim Bank of China.

Ethiopia signs $600m UAE deal to expand Aysha wind farm project

Dawit Endeshwa 3 Dec 2023

Solar PV panels atop the Shoprite Group Centurion distribution centre 2. Source: Supplied

Shoprite Group doubles renewable energy use, champions proactive climate action

1 Dec 2023

How to secure Africa’s energy future in the face of a climate crisis

How to secure Africa’s energy future in the face of a climate crisis

Nadja Haakansson 1 Dec 2023

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Morocco's competition regulator fines fuel companies $180m

Ahmed Eljechtimi 24 Nov 2023

The massive (330m x 61m x 33.5m) Egina Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel is a spread moored FPSO connected through a subsea production system to 44 wells (21 oil producers and 23 water injectors) via umbilicals, flow lines and risers. Source: TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies says Nigeria Egina offshore oil spill is under control

Camillus Eboh 23 Nov 2023

African Energy Chamber predicts 'relative calm' market

African Energy Chamber predicts 'relative calm' market

NJ Ayuk 20 Nov 2023

MV Switchgear awarded new contracts. Source: Supplied.

MV Switchgear secures new contract for Kamoa-Kakula copper mine

20 Nov 2023

Egbert Faibille Jr delivered a public lecture on Ghana's energy sector at the University of Ghana 75-year anniversary in January. Source: x.com

Ghana ponders sliding scale oil royalties to stimulate investment

Maxwell Akalaara Adombila 16 Nov 2023

Eskom's Hex battery energy storage system is the biggest in Africa. Source: Eskom

Eskom launches Africa's largest battery storage system

Lindsey Schutters 12 Nov 2023

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu looks on after his swearing-in ceremony in Abuja. Source: Reuters/Temilade Adelaja

Saudi Arabia signs deal with Nigeria on sidelines of Saudi-Africa summit

Felix Onuah 10 Nov 2023

A view of a gas plant seen from the desert road of Suez outside Cairo. Source: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Israel conflict harms Egypt LNG export outlook

Marwa Rashad and Sarah El Safty 8 Nov 2023

Nigeria oil industry turns a corner, introduces new Nembe grade

Natalie Grover, Robert Harvey and Ahmad Ghaddar 8 Nov 2023

ACTOM Industry breaks into Ghanaian gold mining market

ACTOM Industry breaks into Ghanaian gold mining market

8 Nov 2023

Map of oil discovery area.

Panoro Energy strikes oil in Gabon, boosting Africa's energy security

7 Nov 2023

Namibia breaks ground on continent's first green iron facility

Namibia breaks ground on continent's first green iron facility

Nyasha Nyaungwa 7 Nov 2023

Dangote refinery will transform Nigeria into oil net exporter

Julia Payne and Libby George 3 Nov 2023

Source: Reuters.

Belgium drafting new fuel quality law targeting exports to Africa

3 Nov 2023

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a press conference on the day of a European Union leaders summit in Brussels. Source: Reuters/Johanna Geron

Germany is willing to spend on Nigeria energy

Felix Onuah and Andreas Rinke 29 Oct 2023

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives for the EU-Africa summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium in 2022. Source: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Pool via Reuters

Germany knocks on Africa's energy door

Andreas Rinke, Sarah Marsh, Thomas Escritt and MacDonald Dzirutwe 27 Oct 2023

Barrick Gold boosts Tanzanian economy and fosters mining sector growth

Barrick Gold boosts Tanzanian economy and fosters mining sector growth

26 Oct 2023

Sand mining company appeals against refusal of water licence in Philippi

Sand mining company appeals against refusal of water licence in Philippi

Liezl Human 26 Oct 2023