Kenya is set to enter Africa’s oil-producing club for the first time, with commercial production expected to begin before the end of the year from the South Lokichar fields in Turkana, even as the country continues to explore long-term refining options to support future output growth. Kenya will start commercial oil production from the South…
Trafigura is among three companies competing for a 36.36% stake in the Natref refinery, owned by Sasol, according to sources familiar with the matter. Trafigura is one of three companies bidding for a 36.36% stake in South Africa’s Natref refinery. The refinery stake became available after Prax Group, which acquired it from TotalEnergies, entered administration…
Nigerian lawmakers have called for firm diplomatic and economic measures against South Africa following a fresh wave of xenophobic violence that has reportedly claimed the lives of Nigerian citizens. Nigerian Lawmakers have demanded strong diplomatic and economic measures against South Africa over renewed xenophobic violence. Lawmakers instructed Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Ministry to press South African…
Kemet, a New York-based crypto infrastructure startup founded by an Egyptian entrepreneur, has partnered with Coinbase to expand institutional access to crypto derivatives, deepening the US firm’s push into one of the fastest-growing segments of digital assets. Coinbase has partnered Kemet to give institutions unified access to multiple trading venues, including Deribit. The company also…
Foreign-trained doctors from Africa and other regions are among the key beneficiaries of a quiet policy reversal by the United States, as the Trump administration moves to exempt physicians from a broader immigration processing freeze tied to its expanded travel restrictions. The U.S. quietly reversed a policy to exempt foreign-trained doctors from a broad immigration…
Africa’s response to recent global fuel disruptions is increasingly being shaped by a single industrial asset in Nigeria, as Aliko Dangote’s $20 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery, built with support from India and China, begins to reduce the continent’s reliance on imported fuel and challenge Europe and US refining dominance. The Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Nigeria…
The Nigerian national oil company has signed a new agreement with Chinese firms in a renewed attempt to revive and expand two of its long-struggling refineries, marking another chapter in the country’s decades-long effort to restore domestic refining capacity. Nigerian National Petroleum Company has signed a new agreement with Chinese firms to revive and expand…
As access to refined fuel continues to be hampered by the Iranian war, one of Africa’s largest economies, Kenya, has temporarily modified its fuel quality criteria. Kenya has temporarily relaxed its fuel sulfur limits due to supply disruptions caused by instability in the Middle East. The Ministry of Investments, Trade, and Industry authorized a six-month…
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te arrived in Eswatini on Saturday, commencing a rescheduled visit to the southern African kingdom following prior delays. Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te arrived in Eswatini, highlighting the country’s importance as Taiwan’s only African diplomatic ally. The visit was initially delayed after three Indian Ocean nations denied overflight, a move Taiwan attributes to…
