
Tanzania Says 3 Mnazi Bay Wells Found Gas
Tanzania says three new Mnazi Bay wells drilled by TPDC and Maurel & Prom found natural gas, with the volume...
October 19, 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.

Tanzania says three new Mnazi Bay wells drilled by TPDC and Maurel & Prom found natural gas, with the volume...
October 19, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for October 19: Kenya awaits the Shakahola verdict and confirms an eighth Ebola case; Sudan drone strikes...
October 19, 2026
Dangote’s refinery IPO has drawn investors from over 90 countries before its 27 October close, as Nigeria disputes a debt...
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Kenya GDP growth was 5.1% in the second quarter of 2026, up from 4.9% a year earlier, the statistics bureau...
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Africa Intelligence Brief for October 17: Nigerian fishing community faces hunger after plane crash; church suspends archbishop amid probe.
October 17, 2026
Liberia's petroleum regulator has opened 15 offshore oil blocks to direct talks with oil companies, with letters of intent due...
October 16, 2026
Tanzania's Zambia power line project is 92% complete and due in December 2026, the Energy Ministry said on 15 October,...
October 16, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for October 16: Sahel jihadist clashes spread across borders; Ethiopia launches a US$50M gold refinery; Sudan airstrike...
October 16, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for October 15: Ethiopian forces advance toward Eritrea, raising war fears; Kenya confirms a second Ebola case.
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