
South Africa Fuel Up US$0.20 as Shell Lifts US Imports
Shell is raising South Africa fuel imports from the US and Europe as petrol costs about US$0.20 more a litre,...
October 12, 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.

Shell is raising South Africa fuel imports from the US and Europe as petrol costs about US$0.20 more a litre,...
October 12, 2026
Ethiopia opened a national gold refinery in Addis Ababa on 10 October. Abiy Ahmed says it could support up to...
October 10, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for October 10: South Africa anti-migrant violence continues, Nigeria electricity shortages worsen, Ethiopia Tigray clashes.
October 10, 2026
Durban anti-immigration protests returned on Friday as police fired tear gas and stun grenades, a day after 14 vehicles were...
October 10, 2026
South Africa's state oil firm SANPC seeks bids to survey a South Sudan oil block where nearly US$20 million has...
October 10, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for October 9: South Africa withdraws asylum directive after anti-migrant violence; Kenya reports negative Ebola test.
October 9, 2026
Tunisia's central bank held its rate at 7% on 7 October as energy imports hit about US$3.8 billion and reserves...
October 9, 2026
Nigeria stocks lost about US$1.0 billion on Thursday as the NGX All-Share Index fell 0.82%, led by a 10% drop...
October 9, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for October 8: Kenya records first Ebola death after cross-border travel; AU condemns Sudan's RSF parallel government.
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