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As the Jonathan administration settles in, GE is among the major players looking to build an even bigger business on the back of Abuja’s commitment to increased electricity supply and an acceleration of stalled IPPs

Growing political tensions across Sudan as the date for southern secession approaches are slowing international trade and risk-taking business, writes Kevin Godier

The revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia during the first part of the year affected the company’s gas production in both countries, but operations are returning to normal. Fears that a week-long blockade of BG Group’s offices in the town of Nakta could lead to a shutdown of its Tunisia operations have receded after the company committed to employing more local staff and made other concessions.

A range of energy industry players and financiers are waiting to see if the president can create sufficient national consensus to provide the investment opportunities promised by CdI’s natural resource base and reconstruction needs, writes Thalia Griffiths

National Oil Corporation chairman Shukri Ghanem appears to have defected to the opposition, taking with him vital intelligence on the regime's fuel supplies, in a major blow to Muammar Qadhafi's hopes of clinging to power, writes John Hamilton

The PDP is no longer all-powerful, but President Goodluck Jonathan has a mandate for change that should accelerate the pace of projects and the passing of modernising legislation – provided he and his new government are capable of implementing their policies, write Kevin Godier, Jon Marks and David Slater

The government is planning to revise the country’s oil law, with special emphasis on gas and pipeline regulations and especially cross-border provisions, vital for a landlocked state.

The ‘accidental president’ Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan was elected by an overwhelming majority in the 16 April presidential election, signalling four more years of his agenda to tackle Nigeria’s crippling lack of power supply and reform the oil and gas industry.

Rating agency Standard & Poor’s has stuck by its ‘stable’ outlook in the wake of the presidential election, viewing Nigeria’s robust balance sheet as a counterweight to its political risks.

Continued fighting in Côte d’Ivoire’s main city underlines that, despite the dramatic capture of former president Laurent Gbagbo, the conflict is far from over. Some 16 years after he was excluded from the 1995 election, Alassane Ouattara finally gets to be president, but in the worst possible circumstances.

Acutely aware that it needs to show that a majority of Ghanaians will enjoy long-term benefits from oil, the government is looking to stipulate local content provisions in its new industry.

The publication of Algeria’s Energy Future brings data into the public domain that show how Sonatrach expects gas output to decline, adding to pressures to develop non-conventional reserves, as well as the underperforming non-hydrocarbons economy.

Ghana’s transformation into an oil producer has been an uneven, sometimes politicised process. But efforts to get legislation and new institutions in place, and to normalise relations with IOC partners, are creating a more sustainable environment for all stakeholders

Protests across North Africa are being closely watched by political activists south of the Sahara, who are wondering whether a ‘domino effect’ could bring about regime change for them. After the collapse of eastern Europe in 1989, African countries saw a wave

Former UK international development secretary Clare Short has replaced Peter Eigen as chair of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). An outspoken, sometimes controversial figure, notably over her opposition to UK