Africa
A $3bn Afreximbank oil financing programme boosts African refining capacity and energy independence, but raises concerns over the continent’s alignment with global climate goals and energy transition efforts.
A renewed $4.7 bn U.S. loan for TotalEnergies’ stalled LNG project in Mozambique has sparked a backlash over mounting security threats, community displacement, and fears of a future stranded asset.
Morocco has launched a much-anticipated tender for its first imported LNG terminal in a bid to diversify gas supplies amid a wider plan to accelerate the transition to natural gas.
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project has secured its first tranche of financing from African and commercial banks, despite intensifying global pressure over its climate and environmental risks.
The new financing for Mozambique LNG raises concerns over the role of export credit agencies (ECAs) in the funding of fossil fuel projects.
Egypt has secured a $3 billion LNG deal with Shell and TotalEnergies for 2025, as the North African country grapples with a decline in domestic gas production.
BP has admitted to a gas leak at the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project offshore Senegal and Mauritania, sparking environmental concerns and demands for transparency.
Nigeria's deepwater oil sector is witnessing renewed investor confidence, driven by regulatory reforms and major offshore investments, but concerns persist over environmental risks and sustainability.
Sierra Leone is harnessing EU-backed results-based financing to expand rural electrification with solar mini-grids, in an effort to reduce fossil fuel dependency and drive economic growth.
Shell's $400 million write-off of an unviable oil discovery offshore signals challenges for Namibia’s crude production ambitions, yet allows it to balance energy goals with sustainable growth.
The African Development Bank has launched a $56 million funding facility at COP29 to drive climate adaptation and mitigation projects across Africa’s low-income nations.
Nigeria Oil & Gas (NOG) Energy Week 2024 opens in Abuja later this month, at a time when questions are being asked about Nigeria’s LNG sector.
Nigeria's LNG expansion risks economic instability, stranded assets, and perpetuating fossil fuel dependency, according to a new report.
Critics say blaming the fires on militancy masks another problem plaguing Niger Delta communities: the safety risks of ageing oil and gas facilities.
New research spotlights how the EACOP project is bringing a host of financial and security risks to tens of thousands of women in Uganda who have been displaced by the pipeline.
Once-fertile farmlands of the Niger Delta, that have supported families for decades, have turned barren due to oil pollution, say locals.
Shell’s decision to end nearly nine decades of operations in the Niger Delta has sparked concern over accountability for environmental damage in Nigeria.
Gas flaring, routinely carried out by companies producing oil in Nigeria, poses a significant hazard to the health of those exposed to it, especially children.