
50 Nations Meet in Colombia’s Santa Marta to Plan Fossil Fuel Exit
56 countries gathered in Santa Marta this week for the first global conference on phasing out fossil fuels — co-hosted...
April 28, 2026From Nigeria’s oil and Mozambique’s and Tanzania’s gas to South Africa’s grid crisis and the solar boom spreading across the continent, energy is where Africa’s growth and its great-power bargaining both play out. The Rio Times covers the oil and LNG deals, refineries, power projects and the transition finance reshaping how the continent fuels itself – with an eye on the capital flows and parallels linking Africa to Latin America’s own energy story. This hub collects our Africa energy coverage for investors and analysts.

56 countries gathered in Santa Marta this week for the first global conference on phasing out fossil fuels — co-hosted...
April 28, 2026
S&P 500 closed at 7,173.91, BoJ slashed its 2026 GDP forecast to 0.5%, and WTI oil surged to $97.82. What...
April 28, 2026
Aliko Dangote's $32.5 billion empire is industrializing Africa with Chinese capital — a South-South model Latin America never built at...
April 27, 2026
Africa intelligence brief: Mali's defence minister killed in largest coordinated attacks in years. Pirates hijack oil tanker off Somalia. Dangote...
April 27, 2026
Africa intelligence brief: Dangote commits to 650K BPD East Africa refinery in Tanzania. AFC warns of 86M tonne fuel shortfall...
April 24, 2026
Eurozone services PMI hit 47.4 as composite fell to 48.6—contraction territory. US manufacturing surged to 54.0. Key global economy data...
April 24, 2026
Africa brief: Durban anti-immigrant violence forces foreign businesses to close. Nigeria coup trial reveals Villa infiltration. TPLF Tigray crisis deepens.
April 23, 2026
Global economy briefing: S&P hits 7,138 on ceasefire extension, UK CPI surges to 3.3%, Korea GDP beats at 3.6%, EU...
April 23, 2026
Africa intelligence brief: TPLF restores Tigray parliament, threatening 600,000-death war's peace deal. Zimbabwe's new ZiG banknotes rejected as nurses strike....
April 22, 2026Brazil runoff date: Sunday, October 25, poll closing times and when results start · Brazil runoff polls: Flávio 51%, Lula 49% · Kalshi and Polymarket odds