
Angola Budget Faces Oil Slide as Brent Drops
Brent has slid to near US$98, but Angola's 2027 budget assumes US$71 a barrel. The National Assembly votes 12 November;...
November 9, 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.

Brent has slid to near US$98, but Angola's 2027 budget assumes US$71 a barrel. The National Assembly votes 12 November;...
November 9, 2026
Gabon’s Mabounié niobium mine operator says its feasibility study is with the government: over US$2 billion and 16,000 tonnes a...
November 9, 2026
South Sudan is an Africa Vice-Chair of the Solar Alliance, named in 2024; any 2026 renewal is unconfirmed. India won...
November 9, 2026
Egypt’s foreign minister urged Libya in Tripoli to finalise plans to refine Libyan oil in Egypt and link gas pipelines....
November 9, 2026
Algeria's LNG exports rose 51% to 1.03 million tonnes in October, but 2026 volumes are still 12% below last year...
November 9, 2026
Reported data attributed to Kpler say Morocco supplied about 74% of Russia’s seaborne fuel imports in October. We could not...
November 8, 2026
Cameroon is reportedly negotiating to buy UK-and-Norway-backed investor Globeleq’s 56% stakes in two power plants for about US$143 million.
November 8, 2026
Ivory Coast’s Senate committee reportedly backed three tax and energy bills, including a US power grant body and a 9%...
November 8, 2026
NNPC, Nigeria's state oil company, said on 7 November its gas pipelines face no constraints and do not explain the...
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