Africa Intelligence Brief August 20, 2026: Ghana Asked For Dollars, Three Times Over
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 20: Ghana's central bank received US$399 million of bids against US$125 million on offer, and...
August 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.
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 20: Ghana's central bank received US$399 million of bids against US$125 million on offer, and...
August 20, 2026
Nigeria ports and rail links are the missing piece around the Dangote refinery. A US$45.3 million line to four Lagos...
August 20, 2026
Aradel petrol production at the Ogbele refinery is now promised for 2027. The same unit was called mechanically complete in...
August 20, 2026
Republic of the Congo oil contracts get a single US$90-a-barrel windfall trigger for their full term, under four bills approved...
August 20, 2026
ExxonMobil and its Area 4 partners have awarded about US$1.1bn in pre-investment contracts for Rovuma LNG in Mozambique, before any...
August 20, 2026
Nigeria cement prices rose from about US$7 a bag in January to as much as US$11 by July. The FCCPC...
August 20, 2026
The Ethiopia birr fell to a record low near 162 per dollar, and the central bank called a US$500m special...
August 20, 2026
The KCB sustainability bond programme is worth up to KSh300 billion over five years, with a first tranche of up...
August 20, 2026
Ghana port payment failures are stranding containers and adding demurrage charges. Importers say the state platform and its bank links...
August 20, 2026