Gabon looks to expand oil and gas development

Gabon is signaling renewed interest from major international energy companies as it looks to expand oil and gas development across the country’s largely untapped reserves, according to remarks from Minister of Oil & Gas Sosthène Nguema Nguema at...

EU to invest $636m in African power projects, including clean energy

The European Union has pledged 545 million euros ($636 million) for projects focused on modernizing power grids, increasing access to renewable energy, and supporting clean energy projects in nine African countries. “The choices Africa makes today...

The legacy of Simbi Wabote: Shaping energy policy for Nigeria's future

Nigeria's transformation from an oil revenue recipient to an industrial energy hub required institutional revolution. Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote's seven-year tenure as Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board...

BW Energy supports Namibia’s drive for local value addition

BW Energy, an affiliate of the BW Group, says its mission in Namibia aligns with the government's resolve to promote value addition to resources locally. The company has filed environmental documents to secure approval to drill appraisal wells on...

Oil-Rich Gabon to Explore New Deposits

Gabon plans to resume exploration of new oil and gas reserves to enhance its economic growth, the oil and gas minister of the African nation stated on Tuesday. The oil sector serves as the main economic foundation for this small Central African...

MADAGASCAR IN TURMOIL: MILITARY SEIZES POWER MINUTES AFTER PRESIDENT RAJOELINA IS IMPEACHED

Times Caribbean Global Analysis | October 16, 2025 In a dramatic escalation that has stunned the Indian Ocean region and sent shockwaves through African and global diplomatic circles, Madagascar has once again descended into political chaos. The...

Canadian junior appoints Gabon veteran

Toronto-listed minnow Record Resources, which has just entered a promising exploration block offshore Gabon, has appointed Alain Mizelle as president and chief operating officer. ReconAfrica will fully carry its partner through commitments in the...

Gabon Honours Afreximbank Leaders for Economic Partnership Role

Gabon’s President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has bestowed the prestigious Commander of the National Order of Merit award on two senior African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) executives, underscoring the growing importance of pan-African...

Chinese firms eye manganese plant in Gabon

A delegation of seven Chinese companies recently met with Gabonese authorities to explore industrial opportunities. The firms expressed an intent to establish an industrial zone, including a plant dedicated to processing manganese, aligning with...

Import-reliant Gabon gets taste for local beef

The rib eye steak that Matthieu Msellati was tucking into at a restaurant in Tchibanga in southwestern Gabon unusually came from a cattle ranch less than 50 kilometres (30 miles) away. Eating locally sourced food is still a rarity in the oil-rich...

Tullow Oil Reserves Drop 11% as Ghana Production Disappoints

Tullow Oil’s proved and probable reserves fell by nearly 15 million barrels during the first half of 2025, driven by weaker-than-expected production performance at Ghana’s Jubilee and TEN offshore fields. The company’s total reserves stood at...

Gabon confers top national honours on Afreximbank’s President and Executive Vice President

(MENAFN- Nausheen Shamsher) Pure Storage® (NYSE: PSTG), the IT pioneer that delivers the world’s most advanced data storage technologies and services, today announced its participation at GITEX 2025 (Hall 5, Stand B30). Building on the success of...

Axis Minerals, casualty of Guinea’s mining purge, demands $1 billion in damages

An Indian businessman is seeking $1 billion in damages from Guinea after losing his mining licence for a bauxite deposit in the Boffa region. Pankaj Oswal has requested arbitration before a New York court, denouncing Conakry's treatment of foreign...

Millennial Potash Corp. expands high grade zone at Banio

Save to read list Published by Willow Munz, Editorial Assistant World Fertilizer, Tuesday, 14 October 2025 15:00 Millennial Potash Corp. has announced strong new results from drillhole BA-004 at its Banio Potash Project in Gabon, intersecting...

Africa’s resource nationalism: Trend or transformation?

African nations are asserting control over resources, renegotiating deals and prioritizing local benefits amid global competition for its critical minerals. March 2008, Orapa, Botswana: A truck transports a load of ore from the Orapa mine, the...

Impeached Madagascar President Confirms He Fled Says In ‘Safe Place’

Madagascar’s ousted president confirmed for the first time that he had fled the country, issuing a statement after a military-led power grab prompted by weeks of demonstrations that have plunged the island nation into crisis. President Andry...

Samantha Power on America’s Development Diplomacy

Heads of state and top leaders are arriving in New York for the annual United Nations General Assembly, where governments work together to reach agreement on global issues. I recently interviewed the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda...

Impeached president confirms he fled Madagascar as new leader claims 'not a coup'

Madagascar's new leader insisted Thursday that a military power grab after the army joined weeks of demonstrations was "not a coup", as ousted President Andry Rajoelina confirmed he had fled the country days earlier. Colonel Michael Randrianirina...

UNGA80: Gabon’s President Calls On Investors To Pursue “Win-Win Partnerships”

News Investigators/ President of Gabon, Brice Oligui Nguema, has called on investors to pursue “win-win partnerships” that would enable Gabon to process its resources at home, create jobs and develop industries rooted in equity and mutual respect....

Tullow offloads assets in Kenya after Gabon divestment, adding millions to its balance sheet

UK-headquartered Tullow Oil, an independent energy company with operations in West Africa, has wrapped up the sale of its portfolio in Kenya just months after disposing of its non-core assets in Gabon. These two divestments are expected to...