Africa Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, September 15, 2026 The Dangote refinery at Lekki, outside Lagos. Its public share offer opened on Monday, 14 September, at 525 naira a share, seeking about 2.15 trillion naira (about US$1.62… The post Africa Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, September 15, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times .
On Tuesday, 15 September 2026, three African capitals – Nigeria, Madagascar and Sudan – all addressed a single issue: who should control the oil and refining sectors. In Nigeria, Dangote Petroleum Refinery launched its first public share offer at 525 naira per share, aiming to raise 2.15 trillion naira or 3.3 percent of the company. The refinery's total value is close to US$49 billion.
South Africa's Reserve Bank estimated the nation's lost refining capacity costs 76 billion rand, or US$4.7 billion, since 2019. Meanwhile, Madagascar announced it would shift fuel imports from private distributors to a state buyer, a move that effectively nationalized the sector.
In Sudan, the International Organization for Migration warned that humanitarian supplies would run out by the end of September, with the agency requesting US$15 million to maintain minimum capacity for a year. UN News reported that only one-third of the operation was funded, and 19.5 million Sudanese were living in crisis-level hunger.
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