Tag: Africa
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Moneda Intelligence Monthly News Wrap Up
May 2026 Energy Egypt Agiba discovery strengthens Egypt’s path back to energy self-sufficiency. What this means for Egypt Agiba Petroleum, a joint venture between the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and Eni, has announced its largest discovery in 15 years through the Bustan South-1X exploratory well in Egypt’s Western Desert. Estimated at nearly 70 million…
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Moneda Intelligence Monthly News Wrap Up
April 2026 Energy Nigeria 68 years after the commercial production of crude oil started, Nigeria has finally become a net exporter of petrol. What changed, when, and at what scale? March 2026 marked a historic turning point in Nigeria’s petroleum sector, as the country became a net exporter of petrol for the first time since…
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Moneda Intelligence Monthly News Wrap Up
February 2026 Energy Libya Nearly a year Nearly a year after Libya launched its first licensing round since 2007, offering 22 onshore and offshore blocks and attracting interest from 44 companies and one consortium, only two offshore and three onshore blocks were ultimately awarded in February 2026. What this means… The March 2025 licensing round…
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Moneda Intelligence Monthly News Wrap Up
January 2026 Energy Nigeria Heirs Energies acquired a 20.07% stake in Seplat for $496 million, becoming its largest shareholder, with founder Tony Elumelu joining Seplat’s board as a non-executive director. What this means… Beyond OML 17, the stake in Seplat gives Heirs Energies access to a broader and more diversified portfolio. By leveraging Seplat’s mixed…
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Africa Has the Capital. The System Is the Problem
Across the continent, domestic institutional capital held by pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, and development banks exceed $1.1 trillion. According to the Africa Finance Corporation, this pool is expected to grow significantly over the coming decades. Pension funds alone manage roughly $455 billion. Yet only a very small share of this capital flows to small and medium-sized enterprises…
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The African Perspective: Post-Harvest Losses
October 2025 Food loss is food removed from the supply chain after harvest but before retail, without being consumed or repurposed for productive uses such as animal feed, seed, or bioenergy. Food loss is categorized into Pre-harvest losses, which occurs on the farm, typically before harvest, and Post-harvest losses, which take place after harvest during…
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Africa’s Gas Non-Investment
January 2025 Africa boasts 800 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas reserves, attracting $245 billion in planned investments for LNG terminals, gas pipelines, and power stations. However, many of these projects face significant challenges, including inefficiencies, lack of capital, policy gaps, insecurity, and more, putting their realization at risk. Fig. 1 – Gas Investments…
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Africa’s Energy Transition
February, 2022 Africa’s energy generation currently sits at 1.79 Exajoule (EJ), with renewable energy contributing 0.16 EJ. The most developed source of renewable energy is hydropower which is exactly at the global average of 7%. It is, however, unlikely that it will continue this dominance in the next decade as the focus is shifting away…