What the government said
Energy minister Bogolo Kenewendo framed the push as insurance against shortages. In an interview held in Gaborone, she said, "Because we are clear that we never want to have any fuel insecurity, we've engaged Dangote, we've engaged Angola, we've engaged Cote d'Ivoire to ensure that they can supply us."
New suppliers and shipments
Kenewendo said Botswana has already done deals with Oman, and one of those arrangements brought in the inaugural shipment, supplied by OQ Trading Ltd., earlier this month. Those talks come alongside outreach to neighboring countries and to Aliko Dangote, whose Lagos refinery increased production in February while the Iran war was constraining crude flows.
Routes, storage, and regional context
Botswana is landlocked and has typically relied on South Africa for fuel imports, so it is testing alternatives. Kenewendo said the country has diversified its routes to Mozambique and Namibia and that making those corridors work will require adequate coastal storage in both places. She also noted Botswana is exploring potential access to a pipeline Dangote plans to build that would start at a terminal in Walvis Bay, Namibia, and run through southern Africa. Across Africa, many countries have opted for sole-supplier contracts with firms such as Vitol Group to guard against shortages.
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The bottom line for your portfolio
In plain English: Botswana is spreading its bets on fuel - new suppliers like Oman, talks with Angola and Cote d'Ivoire, engagement with Dangote, and fresh routes via Mozambique and Namibia with added storage. For investors tracking Africa's energy logistics, this is another data point on how states are trying to secure supply, including potential future links to a Walvis Bay pipeline and the ongoing role of big traders such as Vitol.
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