Gabon's economy received a one-off boost from oil production in 2015 but cannot rely too heavily on oil as a long-term driver of growth

Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhairi, has been in talks in Riyadh with Saudi Arabia's King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, in response to plans by Russia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Venezuela to freeze oil production to January levels if other producers do likewise

The Nigerian oil minister, Emmanuel Ibe Kachiwku, will be meeting next week with his Saudi Arabian and Qatari counterparts in the wake of the news from OPEC of a multi-country production freeze

The importance of the African market, particularly the oil and gas industry, for foreign investment will be a strong focus at the Annual Investment Meeting conference, scheduled to be held in Dubai from 11-13 April

A Scottish oil and gas delegation is visiting Nigeria this week with a view to forming partnerships