ReconAfrica raises C$15M to drill and test Namibia's Kavango basin
What's the deal? ReconAfricaDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has raised C$15,000,040 through a bought-deal public offering, the Calgary-based oil-and-gas explorer announced on September 1, 2026. Research Capital CorporationDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → acted as sole bookrunner and lead underwriter, on behalf of a syndicate of underwriters.
The terms. The underwriters agreed to buy 20,548,000 units at C$0.73 each. Each unit includes one common share and half a warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable at C$0.93 for up to 36 months. Underwriters also hold an over-allotment option of up to 15% of the offering.
What's the money for? Net proceeds will fund an open-hole horizontal sidetrack and production testing program at the Kavango West 1X well in Namibia. The program targets the primary reservoir in the Huttenberg formation and the secondary reservoir in the Elandshoek formation, plus general corporate purposes and working capital.
Why now? Closing is expected on or about September 10, 2026, subject to regulatory approvals. The offering draws on the company's short-form base shelf prospectus dated April 13, 2026, and will be filed across Canadian provinces except Québec.
The signal: As a post-IPO raise, the round adds capital to move ReconAfrica from exploration toward proving whether its Kavango basin acreage can produce — a decisive test for one of frontier Africa's most closely watched drilling programs.
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