
Mauritania Gas Exports Rise 16% in 3 Months
Mauritania gas exports reached 603,000 tonnes of LNG from July to September, up 16% on a year earlier, with China...
October 20, 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.

Mauritania gas exports reached 603,000 tonnes of LNG from July to September, up 16% on a year earlier, with China...
October 20, 2026
President Ruto said Turkana oil exports should begin in December, with first output near 20,000 barrels a day and a...
October 20, 2026
France asks Algeria to raise oil and LNG shipments fast, energy sources say, but Sonatrach's contracts with other buyers may...
October 20, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for October 20: DR Congo Ebola reaches eighth province amid US$700M aid distrust; Kenya Shakahola convictions.
October 20, 2026
Renaissance Capital Africa values Dangote's refinery at ₦700.41 a share (about US$0.52), 33.4% above the IPO price. The offer now...
October 20, 2026
Tanzania nuclear power is part of its long-term energy plan, targeting reactor electricity within about seven years as Russian-run uranium...
October 19, 2026
Nigeria fuel subsidy will not return, President Tinubu said on 19 October, with petrol near US$1.05 a litre and the...
October 19, 2026
The Ghana Petroleum Hub gets a US$28 billion Phase 2 deal, announced on Monday 19 October, with a refinery, petrochemical...
October 19, 2026
Uganda’s finance minister says J.P. Morgan is interested in backing its energy sector, per ChimpReports. No project, amount or deal...
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