Burundi's Ministry of Energy and Mining announced that the shortage of fuel faced by the country mid-April was due to a "technical breakdown" that interrupted clearance processes within the Burundi Revenue Authority (OBR), which the OBR denied.

Four African countries sharing the Lake Tanganyika basin are meeting in mid February in the Democratic Republic of Congo to discuss a joint exploration of oil and gas in the area.

Rusumo Power Company Limited (RPCL) signed two contracts, worth $75m, for the initial construction works of the Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project. The power project to generate 80MW of electricity.

Rwanda and Burundi stopped importing their fuel needs through the Kenyan port of Mombasa because of the contamination of some cargoes and have opted to route shipments through Tanzania.

Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo signed a memorandum of understanding for joint exploration and development of hydrocarbons in Lake Tanganyika.

Tanzania’s Swala Oil and Gas Plc has agreed to purchase Surestream Petroleum Limited subsidiary.

The Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy and the country's ambassador to Burundi discuss Burundi's energy needs to run maintenance work for 120 electricity distribution transforms and the importation of 10 extra transforms.