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Bassirou Diomaye Faye, President of Senegal. Photo @ Office of President, Senegal/Facebook
Senegal bets on local oil refining as Mavamar plant opens in Dakar
09/02/2026
Alhousseiny Djigo
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Beatrice Mensah-Tayui, founder and chief executive of Cybele Energy, Ghana
PODCAST: Beatrice Mensah-Tayui, Africa’s oil glass-ceiling breaker
07/02/2026
Kent Mensah
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Oil drilling rig Photo Marian Lupan @ Unsplash
Ghana oil revenues slump as fewer cargoes and lower prices bite state finances
04/02/2026
Kent Mensah
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L-R: Mr Osvaldo Inácio, Board Member of Sonangol, Mr Haytham Elmaayergi, Executive Vice President of Global Trade Bank at Afreximbank and Mr Gaspar Martins, Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of Sonangol. Photo: Afreximbank
Afreximbank seals $1.75bn deal for Angola’s state oil firm Sonangol
28/01/2026
Kent Mensah
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Oil rig. Photo @ Pixabay
Azerbaijan’s SOCAR buys 10% stake in Côte d’Ivoire’s Baleine oil field
27/01/2026
Kingsley Kobo
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Oil field. Photo by Redhawk Investment Group @ Pixabay
Nigeria’s Seplat hits first gas at ANOH plant, marking milestone for Africa’s gas ambitions
22/01/2026
Vincent Nwanma
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Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote (middle) to expand oil refinery. Photo @ Dangote Website
Dangote signs $350mn deal to double Lagos refinery capacity
20/01/2026
Ahmed Boulor
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Pile of gold bullion coins and bars. Photo by Zlaťáky @ Unsplash
Nigeria rolls out high-purity gold refining, deepens push beyond oil
19/01/2026
Ahmed Boulor
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