Algeria

Algeria is Africa’s largest country by area and a major natural gas exporter with significant leverage in European energy markets. Africaspoint covers Algeria’s energy sector, economic diversification efforts, foreign policy, and the investment environment of a nation managing the transition from hydrocarbons to a broader industrial base.

Algeria and Niger restore ties, clearing the way for the $13 billion trans-Saharan gas pipeline to break ground

Algeria and Niger have restored diplomatic relations, clearing the path for construction to begin on the trans-Saharan gas pipeline, a…

Nigeria’s oil earned less in 2025 despite pumping more

Nigeria earned $31.54 billion from crude oil in 2025, down 14.4% from $36.85 billion in…

KRA wants VAT on every business in Kenya

The Kenya Revenue Authority wants the VAT registration threshold cut from $39,000 (KES 5 million)…

South Africa’s offshore oil push survives four years of courts

Four years of legal battles have slowed but not stopped South Africa's offshore oil and…

Dangote ships 456,000 tonnes to five African nations

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has exported 12 cargoes of PMS totalling 456,000 tonnes to Côte d'Ivoire,…