July 18
Africa: Should African Nations Develop Their Fossil Fuel Resources?
Senegal is the latest African country to start producing oil. But would Senegal and other African countries be better off in the long term keeping their oil and gas in the ground? Read more »
June 12
Benin: Benin-Niger Oil Export Row Flares Again
Niger has accused Benin of kidnapping five oil workers, while Benin claims the men entered a sensitive oil terminal illegally. Read more »
June 04
Nigeria: What Is Nigeria Doing to Stop Chronic Oil Theft?
Nigeria relies on crude oil for more than two-thirds of its earnings and about 90% of foreign exchange income, but massive theft in the country's oil-rich heartland is draining… Read more »
May 16
Benin: Benin Gives Green Light for Niger's Oil Exports to China
Benin was blocking a pipeline exporting crude oil from Niger to China. Now the trade dispute appears to have been resolved with China's mediation. Read more »
May 15
Niger: Can China Resolve Niger-Benin Border Dispute?
Benin is blocking Niger's crude oil exports to China -- while Niger refuses to open its land borders to goods from Benin in a tit-for-tat trade spat. Read more »
January 18
Nigeria: Nigeria - Shell's Divestment Plan Sparks Debate
A plan by Shell to sell off a Nigerian subsidiary has to be approved by the government in Abuja. The energy multinational says it wants to restructure. Activists see a bid to avoid… Read more »
December 22, 2023
Angola: Angola to Leave OPEC Over Reduced Oil Production Quotas
The African oil producer refused to accept the production cuts imposed by OPEC, saying its membership in the oil cartel was no longer benefiting the country. Read more »
October 29, 2023
Nigeria: Germany's Scholz Looking to Nigeria for Natural Gas - Report
The German chancellor told a Nigerian newspaper there was potential for "much more cooperation and investment" with Abuja. Read more »
September 28, 2023
Zambia: Zambia Set for a Fuel Pipeline Upgrade
The new pipeline is expected to receive 6.5 million litres of fuel from the Tanzania-Zambia Mafuta pipeline, built 54 years ago. Analysts say the cost of fuel will reduce when the… Read more »
July 21, 2023
Angola: Angola's New Oil Refinery Brings Hopes and Fears
Angola is rich in crude oil but has to import the fuel it needs. A new refinery could change that. Read more »
June 21, 2023
Angola: Police Crack Down On Fuel Hike Protests
Taxi drivers, street vendors and youth activists have been demonstrating against rising fuel prices, the suppression of street vending and new regulations for NGOs. The state's… Read more »
June 12, 2023
Nigeria: President Urges Forbearance As Fuel Subsidy Ends
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has told the country that ending a long-standing fuel subsidy was a painful necessity. But the knock-on effects of the move are having a great… Read more »
May 19, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Needs $12 Billion to Clean Up Oil Spills
A new report says oil giants Shell and Eni should foot a $12-billion bill to clean up a spills in Bayelsa state -- but they have denied wrongdoing. Instead, Shell and Eni say… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Tussles With Shell and Eni Over Oil Spill
A new report says the oil giants should foot a $12-billion bill to clean up a spill in Nigeria's Bayelsa state -- but they have denied wrongdoing. Instead, Shell and Eni say… Read more »
May 05, 2023
Mozambique: Is Mozambique Ready to Restart Its LNG Projects?
Mozambique's president says the security situation in jihadist-plagued Cabo Delgado has returned to normal and that energy giant TotalEnergies can restart its lucrative gas… Read more »
March 15, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Dilemma - Generate Oil Wealth or Combat Climate Change?
The Democratic Republic of Congo wants more money for climate projects. Otherwise, oil drilling could replace fishermen in the world's largest peat bog. And that could spell… Read more »
February 21, 2023
Nigeria: Presidential Candidates Ignore Climate Change, Experts Say
Nigeria is badly hit by climate change, resulting in desertification, a shrinking Lake Chad in the north, flooding in the center, and coastal erosion in the south. Yet the issue… Read more »
January 29, 2023
Libya: Italy Inks Gas Deals With Libya's Contested Government
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has signed a gas deal worth billions on a visit to Libya. The plan is for Italian and Libyan energy giants to jointly develop two offshore gas… Read more »
December 08, 2022
Africa: NGOs Sue in French Court Over Oil Project in Africa
A civilian court case in France hopes to block an oil exploration project in Uganda and Tanzania developed by energy giant TotalEnergies. It's a beacon of hope for civil rights… Read more »
August 03, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria - Illegal Oil Refineries Thrive Despite Government Crackdown
"I want to give my family the best I can afford. We cannot just stay and survive. We really want to live," Tam G. (not his real name) said. "This business really pays us; the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria - Illegal Oil Refineries Thriving Despite Government Crackdown
"I want to give my family the best I can afford. We cannot just stay and survive. We really want to live," Tam G (not his real name) said. "This business really pays us; the income… Read more »
July 28, 2022
Nigeria: Algeria, Nigeria, Niger Sign MOU On Gas Pipeline to Europe
To move away from relying on Russian energy, the European Union are increasingly turning to Africa for natural gas imports — and Algeria, Niger and Nigeria are looking to… Read more »