East Africa Oil Pipeline: Uganda’s 1,443-km electrically heated crude pipeline to Tanzania is at about 80–84% completion, targeting July 2026 commissioning and first exports by October, with TotalEnergies leading alongside UNOC, TPDC and CNOOC. Red Sea Energy Risk: Iran is signaling it could use Houthi allies to target Bab el-Mandeb after Hormuz disruptions, raising fears of another shipping and oil shock. Kenya Refinery Push Under Fire: Greenpeace Africa urged Kenya to pause Dangote’s planned 700,000 bpd Lamu refinery over environmental and health risks, calling for an independent impact assessment. Nigeria Fuel Pricing Pressure: Dangote Refinery’s dollar-linked petrol sales have pushed Nigerian depot ex-prices higher, with reports of further petrol price increases as crude rises on Middle East tensions. South Africa Aviation Deal: The Competition Commission recommended conditional approval of Harith Aviation’s buyout of FlySafair, with conditions aimed at preventing unfair airport-related terms. Zimbabwe Piped Gas Pilot: Fidelity Life is rolling out Zimbabwe’s first large-scale residential piped LPG network to supply over 4,000 homes, starting with 1,770 connections by January. Power Tech for Africa: USP&E showcased an AI digital-twin update for African power projects at the Cape Town Energy Forum, aiming to improve fuel use and failure prediction using local fleet data. Clean Cooking Finance: The World Bank’s Anna Bjerde is visiting Togo to discuss reforms, jobs, corridors and energy access, including port and climate resilience work.