OLA Energy’s proposed acquisition of TotalEnergies’ downstream business in Ethiopia is drawing scrutiny from regional competition regulators, with sources telling Capital that the transaction has entered a COMESA review process.
The proposed takeover would transfer more than 120 service stations, together with storage facilities and distribution infrastructure, to OLA Energy. If completed, it could significantly reshape Ethiopia’s petroleum market.
However, concerns that the combined business could account for close to half of the country’s retail fuel market have raised questions about whether the acquisition would strengthen the sector through additional investment or lead to excessive market concentration.
The agreement was signed on June 30, 2026, at TotalEnergies’ headquarters in Paris. The companies entered into a share purchase agreement covering the entire downstream business of TotalEnergies Marketing Ethiopia. Completion remains subject to the required regulatory and administrative approvals.
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As Ethiopia accelerates its transition towards a private sector-led economy through macroeconomic, structural and sectoral reforms, the institution representing the business community faces its own critical turning point.
For decades, the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations (ECCSA) has operated under Proclamation No. 341, a legal framework from a different era whose structural limitations and fragmented model have constrained...
Ethiopia’s national digital ID programme has registered more than 52 million citizens and is expanding beyond registration to provide identity verification and other digital public infrastructure services.
The institution, formerly known as the National ID programme, has changed its name to FaydaVerse to reflect its expanding role in digital identity services and infrastructure development. It has also joined Ethiopian Investment...
Invitation to Bid
National Competitive Bid (NCB)
Bid Ref. No. ZB/40/26
Zemen Bank S.C invites interested and eligible bidders for the procurement of Different Cash Related Equipment, Generator and Different Branch Opening Items mentioned below.
Lot No.DescriptionAmount of Bid Security in ETBLot 1 Multi-Currency Detecting Machine250,000.00Normal Note Counting MachineLot 2 Different Fire Resistance Cash Safes (Large Size Cash safe for...
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Representation Office in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, invites qualified and registered Contractors / Suppliers to participate in the following tender:
#Tender SubjectClosing Date1 REQUEST FOR PROPOSSAL (SRFP)- UNHCR SRFP 3919 Drilling, Construction, Development, Pump Testing and Commissioning Three Water Boreholes In Buramino Dolo Ado...
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Representation Office in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, invites qualified and registered Suppliers to participate in the following tenders:
SN Tender SubjectClosing Date1Request for Quotation UNHCR RFQ No. 3912,1 For the provision of electrical distribution, installation, earthing, testing, and commissioning works at the UNHCR Humanitarian Hub in Ninyang, Gambella Region, Ethiopia. ...
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS AND ELECTRONIC WASTE & CONDUCTING EFFLUENT TESTS
REOI Ref. No: REOI-441/26/GS/PUR
TotalEnergies Marketing Ethiopia S.C invites interested, eligible and qualified contractors/service providers to submit their Expression of Interest for the collection, transportation, secure destruction and environmentally compliant disposal/recycling of hazardous and electronic waste and conducting effluent tests.
Interested applicants shall...
Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) WKND 2026 has opened today in Lagos, bringing together leading creatives, investors, policymakers, business leaders and cultural figures from across Africa and the diaspora for four days of conversations, deal-making, performances, exhibitions and industry-focused sessions.Hosted by the Federal Government of Nigeria and organised by African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) through its Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) programme,...
After Engineer Nzube Ndiokwelu has sketched ideas on paper at his studio in Enugu, southern Nigeria, he turns for help not to an assistant but to his AI, typing prompts into a picture generator. If the results fall short of his expectations, he revises his instructions and creates new graphics, fine-tuning his creations until they better portray the cultural...
By our staff reporter
The Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited (MCB) has provided a strategic financing package to Invictus Investment Company PLC (ADX: INVICTUS), a prominent agro-food enterprise operating in the Middle East and Africa. The package, structured as an acquisition finance and revolving credit facility, aims to support Invictus Investment’s expansion into new markets and strengthen its working capital position as it scales operations.
This financing agreement builds on the existing partnership between MCB and Invictus Investment and underscores a shared commitment to advancing food security...
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Wingu Africa has launched Wingu Cloud Exchange (WCX), a locally hosted private cloud platform designed for the wider East African region.WCX gives organisations a secure, compliant, cost-effective, and easy-to-use alternative to offshore cloud services. With transparent local-currency pricing, rapid deployment, and instant scalability, it enables businesses to grow workloads without complexity or unpredictable costs. Launching first in Tanzania, the platform will gradually roll out across all Wingu markets, including Ethiopia and Djibouti.
WCX includes Wingu Compute, Wingu Kubernetes, Wingu Drive, and Wingu...