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Algeria
Sonatrach leadership grounded ahead of Houston energy summit

Noureddine Daoudi, chief executive of the hydrocarbons giant Sonatrach, will ultimately not attend the Offshore Technology Conference 2026 in the United States owing to administrative constraints.

The New Guard
Rwanda, Morocco, Zambia

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

RwandaNelly Mukazayire, Paul Kagame's multi-tasking minister

MoroccoAmine Kandil, the kingdom's new ‘data centre guru'

ZambiaJosiah Kalala, the constitutional expert with an influential network

Angola
Norwegian major Equinor sells off part of non-core assets

Equinor wants to refocus on high-yielding, low-cost blocks. Developments elsewhere abroad are forcing the company to make decisions.

Nigeria
Nigerian oil companies set sights on Venezuelan crude

Venezuela's hydrocarbon reserves are not only whetting appetites in the United States. African businessmen are also hoping to grab a share of the South American country's black gold.

Mozambique
Washington dispatches envoy to Maputo

Responsible for economic and trade matters, US diplomat Sarah Troutman aims to press US economic interests ahead of important investment decisions by ExxonMobil.

Tanzania
The crucial deal Dodoma hopes to strike with Trump to fund healthcare

Following Kenya in December, Tanzania is seeking to secure a bilateral agreement with the United States as part of the America First strategy promoted by the US President. Talks could also depend on progress in mining contracts.

Angola
Maurel & Prom and BW Energy seek to outmanoeuvre Etu Energias

The Pertamina subsidiary and the Norway-registered junior hope to avoid any attempts by Azule's partners to pre-emptively acquire the mature Angolan offshore blocks 14 and 14K.

Nigeria
NNPC claims unpaid $285m from TotalEnergies

After 10 years of arbitration, a new complaint has been filed by the Nigerian national oil company against the French major concerning the Amenam-Kpono field. TotalEnergies stands accused of refusing to pay the amount corresponding to the orders of the first proceedings.

Nigeria
President Tinubu approves Nigerian National Petroleum Co blocks sale

The head of the national oil company hopes to offer some of his stakes in blocks for sale in the coming weeks. After obtaining presidential approval, he has enlisted a bank to structure the transaction.