Kenya Says Dangote Has Offered It a Tenth of the Lamu Refinery
A Dangote Lamu refinery stake of 10%, worth about US$500 million, has been offered to Kenya, with 30% on the...
August 22, 2026Section
Africa Energy
From 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.
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Washington Is Paying for a Rare-Earth Study in Mozambique
A US$1.875 million US grant will fund a pre-feasibility study at Monte Muambe rare earths project in Tete, which also...
August 22, 2026
Angola’s Biggest Phone Network Is Back After 23 Days Offline
Angola has recovered from the Unitel cyberattack of 28 July, with the operator confirming full restoration and saying no customer...
August 22, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief August 21, 2026: Four Answers To The Same Question
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 21: four governments were asked something uncomfortable this week, and each reached for a different...
August 21, 2026
In One Day, Chad Handed ARISE an Industrial Zone and Took a Chinese Grant
The Chad industrial zone at Zindjam goes to ARISE IIP under six contracts, while a 300 million yuan Chinese grant...
August 21, 2026
A Gold Pit Collapsed in Central Africa and Killed Miners From Three Countries
The Central African Republic suspended mining at Zamboye after a collapse the mines minister says killed 49 people from three...
August 21, 2026
Equinor Buys Into a Namibian Block With a Prospect Ready to Drill
Equinor Namibia enters PEL 90 in the Orange Basin with a 17.4% stake bought from Chevron, joining QatarEnergy and NAMCOR...
August 21, 2026
Libya Ties a Company’s Access to Dollars to the Tax It Has Actually Paid
Libya hard currency access is now set by formula: 30 times a company's average income tax plus 10 times its...
August 21, 2026
Egyptians Abroad Sent Home a Record US$47.3 Billion in a Single Year
Egypt remittances reached a record US$47.3bn in the year to June 2026, up 29.6%, as the diaspora moved transfers back...
August 21, 2026