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Tanzania: EACOP Implements Capacity Building Programme to Enhance Local Content
[Daily News] Dodoma -- BOOST for local content in the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) as new initiative has been launched here in Dodoma to empower Tanzanians to actively participate in large-scale national projects, including oil and gas operations, thereby contributing to the advancement of the country's oil and gas sector and supporting overall economic development.
Nigeria: Poor Record Keeping Fueling Tax, Inheritance Crises in Nigeria – Experts
[Leadership] Experts in auditing, governance, and public administration have warned that poor record keeping is worsening tax disputes, inheritance battles, failed business succession plans, and financial losses across Nigeria.
Kenya: Africa’s Richest Man Dangote Eyes Kenya for New Refinery
[Ghanaian Times] Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is looking at Kenya as the site of a 650,000-barrel-a-day oil refinery that he intends to build in East Africa, the Financial Times reported yesterday, citing an interview with him.
Nigeria: Oil Firms Export 80 Percent of Crude Output Despite Local Refining Demand
[Vanguard] Oil companies in Nigeria exported about 80 percent of the country's crude oil production in the first quarter of 2026 despite rising demand from domestic refineries.
Namibia: Fuel Panic Buying Costs Govt Millions
[Namibian] Motorists hoarding fuel last month contributed to the government paying an additional N$300 million to subsidise fuel for April.
Kenya: Dangote Eyes Mombasa for Multi-Billion Oil Refinery Project
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is considering building a proposed 650,000 barrels-per-day oil refinery in Mombasa instead of Tanzania's Tanga port, according to Reuters reporting citing the Financial Times.
Uganda: Suluhu and Ruto Talk Opposites On Joint Refinery Plan
[Nile Post] Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has questioned a proposed oil refinery in Tanga, saying she was not aware of the project despite its announcement by her Kenyan counterpart, William Ruto.
Uganda: Oil Companies Fund Farming Modernisation Techniques in Albertine Region
[Nile Post] On the shores of Lake Albert, the sun does not just shine. It bakes. For the people of Buliisa, that heat used to mean dry soil and empty plates; today, if you walk past the home of Onesmus Onenchan in Kasenyi Village, Ngwedo Sub-county, you will see something different. Rows of wooden racks covered in white pieces of cassava, drying safely in the breeze.
Nigeria: Ureju Community Accuses NEPL, Elcrest of Subverting PIA
[Vanguard] Ureju Community Council of Elders in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, has accused the management of NEPL, (NNPC Exploration and Production Limited and Elcrest Exploration & Production Nigeria Limited), of subverting the Petroleum Industry Act, PIA, as regards the composition of members of Board of Trustees, BoT of OML 40 Gbetiokun field, Agura Host Communities Development Trust, HCDT.
Nigeria: Report – Nigeria’s Petrol Price Dropped 15.6 Percent Y-O-Y
[This Day] The average retail price of petrol in Nigeria declined by 15.6 per cent year-on-year in February 2026, according to official figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), signalling evolving dynamics in the country's downstream oil market.