African energy investment in 2026 is poised to reflect not just growth in capacity, but a strategic shift in how the continent engages global demand, geopolitics and domestic priorities. LNG and Gas Growth Amid Global Supply ShiftsWith Europe and Asia scrambling to diversify supply away from Russia and the Middle East, African gas projects are attracting unprecedented attention. The continent’s growing LNG export infrastructure and upstream gas developments are central to this shift. TotalEnergies and partners are expected to sanction the Venus oilfield development in Namibia’s Orange Basin in 2026, marking a significant deepwater investment in a relatively new African oil frontier. Strategic Export Infrastructure Expands Supply ChainsAfrican nations are also investing in export terminals, ports and processing infrastructure to capture more value from global supply diversification.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 12, 2026 10:52 UTC