African Business

How Liberia’s Harper Basin Is Emerging as West Africa’s Next Deepwater Frontier

Liberia’s Harper Basin is emerging as one of West Africa’s most compelling frontier exploration opportunities, attracting investment from TotalEnergies and…

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United States (U.S.) Broadens African Energy Push as Volz Brings Washington to African Energy Week (AEW) 2026

The United States is widening its engagement with Africa’s energy sector, combining government-backed finance, technology partnerships and private-sector investment across…

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Glencore: Nimba Mining Company (NMC) Deal Highlights Growing Investment Momentum in Guinea’s Mining Sector Ahead of African Mining Week (AMW) 2026

Anglo-Swiss commodity trading and mining giant Glencore has signed a five-year offtake and pre-financing agreement with Guinea’s state-owned Nimba Mining…

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Liberia’s Licensing Reset: The Regulatory Formula Winning Back Global Explorers

Less than two years after overhauling its licensing architecture, Liberia has attracted supermajors, ratified eight production sharing contracts (PSCs) and…

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De-Risking a Frontier Basin: Why Liberia’s Offshore Opportunity is Defined by Certainty, Not Speculation

For decades, “frontier basin” has been synonymous with uncertainty. Investors have typically associated frontier exploration with limited geological data, unclear…

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Liberia Lays the Infrastructure Foundation for Offshore Petroleum Sector Ahead of 2026 Exploration Push

Liberia is entering a new phase of offshore exploration as international companies advance seismic and geological programs while the government…

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Liberia to Launch 2026 Offshore Direct Negotiation Licensing Round in Q4, Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA) Said at Investor Showcase

Liberia will launch its 2026 offshore direct negotiation licensing round in the fourth quarter of 2026, with the Liberia Petroleum…

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Afreximbank Congratulates the Government and People of the Republic of Kenya and Dangote Group on Landmark Lamu Refinery Project

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) congratulates the Government and people of the Republic of Kenya, led by H.E. President Dr…

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GE Vernova and PROTEC Celebrate Next Engineers Engineering Academy Graduation

GE Vernova (www.GEVernova.com) and PROTEC today celebrated the graduation of 27 students from Next Engineers Engineering Academy, a global college- and…

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Solar, storage and the new realities shaping commercial & industrial energy decisions

The conversation around commercial and industrial energy has moved well beyond whether businesses should invest in renewable power. Across Africa,…

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