Nigeria Breaks Up Africa’s Most Controversial Oil Block — Shell and Eni Finally Set to Develop OPL 245 After 30 Years
Nigeria has split the long-disputed OPL 245 deepwater oil block into four separate assets to be co-developed by Shell and…
Shell Eyes Comeback in Libya as PM Aldabaiba Rolls Out the Welcome Mat for International Oil Giants
Libya’s Tripoli-based Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba has received a senior Shell delegation in a high-level meeting aimed at accelerating…
Nigeria Races to Close 2025 Licensing Round as Regulator Sets Hard Deadline — and Seals a Landmark Host Community Handover
Nigeria’s upstream regulator has confirmed that registration and application submissions for the Nigeria 2025 Licensing Round will close at 4:30…
Egypt and Chevron Accelerate Aphrodite Gas Pipeline Deal to Cement Cairo’s Role as Regional Energy Hub
Egypt’s Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi held a video conference with Basil Allam, Country Manager of Chevron Cyprus, to advance the…
South Africa Bets on Domestic Gas to Cut Import Dependence as D3 Energy Wins Three Exploration Rights
South Africa is moving to accelerate domestic natural gas development after the Petroleum Agency South Africa (PASA) granted three petroleum…
Oil Markets Reel as Saudi Arabia Reroutes Exports Through Egypt
Egypt’s Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi swiftly announced that the country is ready to facilitate Saudi crude transport from Yanbu to…
Zambia Greenlights Two Massive Cross-Continental Pipelines in Landmark Energy Security Push
Zambia’s Cabinet, under President Hakainde Hichilema, has approved two major cross-continental fuel pipeline projects in a sweeping move to fortify…
Libya’s Mabrouk Field Roars Back — Production Surges to 30,000 Barrels Per Day
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has announced a sharp production uptick at the Mabrouk oil field following the successful launch…
Namibia’s Orange Basin Keeps Delivering as Rhino Resources Strikes Gold at Volans-1X
Namibia’s offshore energy story continues to gather pace. Independent explorer Rhino Resources has completed a successful well test at its…
Seplat Energy Smashes Records in 2025, Cementing Its Offshore Ambitions
Nigerian explorer and producer Seplat Energy has capped a landmark year, recording a 148% surge in group production to 131,506…
Egypt Bets Big on Drilling Blitz and New Contracts to Reverse Oil Production Slide
Egypt’s Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi has laid out a sweeping five-year plan to reverse declining domestic oil and gas production,…
Saudi-Backed Clean Cooking Drive Brings Zambia’s First LPG Micro-Filling Station to Life
A partnership forged during President Hakainde Hichilema’s 2023 state visit to Saudi Arabia is now delivering tangible benefits to ordinary…
Indigenous Operators Step Up as Nigeria’s Okoro Field Launches Ambitious Drilling Campaign
AMNI International Petroleum Development Company has mobilised a drilling rig to the Okoro Field offshore Akwa Ibom State, signalling a…
Smithsonian Institution Announces New African Cultural Exhibitions
The Smithsonian Institution has announced expanded African art and cultural exhibitions scheduled throughout 2026. The exhibitions will spotlight contemporary African…
Google Expands AI Training Access in Africa
Google has expanded its artificial intelligence training programs across African universities and tech hubs. The initiative includes scholarships, online certifications,…
World Bank Supports Education Infrastructure Modernization
The World Bank has announced expanded support for education infrastructure upgrades in developing regions, with particular focus on Africa. The…
Universal Music Group Signs Rising African Artists
Universal Music Group has signed a new wave of African musicians as Afrobeats and Amapiano continue dominating global charts. Industry…
African Development Bank Funds Green Urban Renovation Projects
The African Development Bank has approved new financing for green urban renewal projects across multiple African cities. The program focuses…
UNESCO Launches Digital Literacy Push Across African Schools
UNESCO has unveiled a continent-wide digital literacy framework aimed at equipping millions of African students with foundational coding, AI awareness,…
Netflix Expands African Original Productions in 2026
Streaming giant Netflix is deepening its African footprint with a fresh slate of original films and series set to premiere…