Africa: The Real 'Gift From God' - Why the Africa Energy Bank Is a Bad Idea

A coalition of African oil-producers is set to launch a $5bn oil bank. This is not just environmentally but economically misguided. Read more »

Uganda: It's Time for Total and Chinese National Offshore Oil Corporation to Clean Up and Go Home

A months-long investigation into the Kingfisher oil project in Uganda finds disastrous consequences for the environment and human rights. Read more »

Nigeria: Who's Afraid of Aliko Dangote?

The $19 billion Dangote Refinery could meet Nigeria's refined product needs. This upsets prosperous local importers - and the regulators who have lived comfortably in their… Read more »

Africa: The AfDB At a Crossroads - to Keep Funding Fossil Fuels or Not?

Next week, the African Development Bank should choose transparency, inclusivity, and a green future over continued support for oil and gas. Read more »

Africa: The First Oil Shock - February 1974 and the Making of Our Times

Triggered by the 1973 Yom Kippur war, an unprecedented surge in global oil prices took hold the following year. Spiralling inflation forced workers, students and soldiers onto the… Read more »

Uganda: 'We're Surrounded By Oil' - Activist Gardening in a Shadow of EACOP

Ugandans displaced by the mega oil pipeline are turning to African keyhole gardening for both survival and a way to channel their climate activism. Read more »

West Africa: How Nigeria's Fuel Subsidy Shock Jolted Cameroon's Economy

In Cameroon, the unintended consequences of Nigeria's fuel subsidy withdrawal ripple across the beleaguered Anglophone region. Read more »

Nigeria: Will Dangote's Refinery Turn Nigeria's Expensive Oil Habit Into a Blessing?

The opening of the Refinery is the biggest good news story in decades. Is there reason to be nervous about another Dangote monopoly? Read more »