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Government reaffirms sovereign guarantee to Mozambique LNG creditors
Mozambique's government has reaffirmed its sovereign guarantee to the lenders financing the Mozambique LNG project, as reported by Club of Mozambique.
Dangote takes 25% stake in Kenya's oil pipeline network, plans $1.5bn expansion
Aliko Dangote told the FT Africa summit in London that his company has taken a 25% stake in Kenya's pipeline network and plans to invest $1.5bn to expand it.
Eskom energy availability reaches 68.2%, highest in six years
Eskom reports a financial-year-to-date Energy Availability Factor of 68.2%. Year-to-date diesel spend fell R4.87 billion (80.47%) to R1.18 billion, and the utility reports 5,695 MW of surplus capacity.
Eni to drill up to six wells offshore Mozambique for Coral North; third FLNG pursued
Reuters, via CNBC Africa, reports Eni plans to drill up to six wells for the Coral North project and is pursuing a third floating LNG unit in Mozambique.
DRC holds cobalt exports to 96,600 tonnes a year as refining stays in China
The DRC caps cobalt exports at 96,600 tonnes a year, while processing remains concentrated in China, according to Le Point.cd's review after the 23–25 September Trump–Xi meeting.
SimFer begins staged commissioning of Morebaya port for Simandou
Stacker-reclaimers and shiploaders are being commissioned. The port was 85% complete at end-H1 2026, with full commissioning expected in Q1 2027; ore ships via the WCS port meanwhile.
TotalEnergies completes entry as operator of Namibia's PEL83, holding Mopane
TotalEnergies now holds a 40% operated interest in PEL83 alongside Galp (40%), Namcor (10%) and Custos (10%), after completing its December 2025 transaction with Galp.
Mozambique LNG works advance at Afungi as contractors remobilise
Operator communications point to renewed onshore activity on the Afungi site. Confirm scope, schedule and workforce figures directly with the operator.
Simandou corridor: rail and port works define the critical path
Guinea's iron ore ambition is bounded less by orebody quality than by the trans-Guinean railway and port commissioning sequence.
Copperbelt growth keeps running into the power question
Expansion plans in Lualaba and North-Western Province depend on firm electricity, placing hydropower rehabilitation and imports at the centre of copper strategy.
Dangote refinery ramp-up reshapes West African product flows
As output climbs toward design capacity, regional gasoline and diesel import patterns are being reassessed.
Lobito Corridor volumes become the metric to watch for Copperbelt exports
The Atlantic route shortens transit versus east coast alternatives; realised tonnage will determine its strategic weight.
Tanzania positions Kabanga as an in-country refining model
The project's hydrometallurgical route is framed as a test of whether African nickel can move beyond concentrate export.
Benban remains the template for multi-investor solar at scale
Egypt's Aswan solar complex is still referenced as the structuring precedent for large African renewable clusters.
Transmission capacity, not generation, now frames South Africa's renewables debate
Grid access constraints in high-resource provinces are the binding factor for new renewable capacity.
Guinea presses for domestic alumina refining
Policy signalling continues to favour in-country value addition over raw bauxite export, with power supply the decisive constraint.
Orange Basin appraisal keeps Namibia at the centre of frontier exploration
Appraisal outcomes and development concepts will determine whether discoveries convert into commercial projects.