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Oil field. Photo by Redhawk Investment Group @ Pixabay
Is Ghana’s last great oil frontier finally ready for the drill?
26/06/2026
Kent Mensah
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The Banco Nacional de Angola. Photo by David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada - CC BY 2.0. via Wikimedia Commons
Angola's rate cuts expose Africa’s dangerous dependence on Middle East oil
20/05/2026
Justice Nwafor
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Nigerian youth on the street. Photo by Salem Ochidi @ Unsplash
Nigeria oil hopes fade as Ghana and Kenya face mounting war-driven inflation
13/05/2026
Kent Mensah
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Aerial shot of multiple offshore oil platforms. Photo by Aron Razif @ Pexels
Can Gabon’s digital push break the oil curse at last?
05/05/2026
Kingsley Kobo
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Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote. Photo: Dangote Industries LinkedIn/Water Forward Event
What Dangote’s East Africa refinery gamble means for Africa’s $120bn fuel import bill
29/04/2026
Vincent Nwanma
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Oil drilling rig Photo Marian Lupan @ Unsplash
Gabon’s deepwater risk: can BP and Exxon Mobil revive a declining oil basin?
27/04/2026
Brandon Orion Mensah
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Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote (middle) to expand oil refinery. Photo @ Dangote Website
Why Dangote’s planned cross-border listing is a test for Africa's capital markets
20/04/2026
Vincent Nwanma
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Ivory Coast supporters of a political party on the street. Photo by Yanick Folly @ Unsplash
Can Ivory Coast’s $23mn sovereign fund turn an extractive boom into lasting wealth?
17/04/2026
Brandon Orion Mensah
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