Museveni Says Uganda Is Middle-Income, the World Bank Says Not Yet
Uganda middle-income status is disputed. The World Bank's July 2026 classification still lists Uganda as low income, about US$56 short...
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.
Uganda middle-income status is disputed. The World Bank's July 2026 classification still lists Uganda as low income, about US$56 short...
August 20, 2026
A nuclear workforce shortage threatens Africa's reactor plans, Ghana's atomic agency says. Building a plant takes a decade; training staff...
August 20, 2026
The Ghana cedi gained about 7 percent against the dollar in a week on the interbank market. The rate people...
August 20, 2026
The Central Corridor is the rail and road route from Dar es Salaam to the Congolese copper belt. Both governments...
August 20, 2026
Morgan Stanley Morocco exposure is rising as the country's factory exports climb. Cars and aerospace now outsell phosphates, its traditional...
August 20, 2026
The CEMAC credit rating licence went to Geneva Investment Corporation on 7 August. It is the first ever granted in...
August 20, 2026
South Africa unemployment rose to 33.6 percent in the second quarter, up 0.9 points. On the wider measure that counts...
August 20, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief August 19: South African inflation fell to 4.3% in July as a Nairobi court heard 121 charges...
August 19, 2026
The US Coast Guard has lifted its Nigeria ship security restrictions after 12 years. Announced on 18 August 2026, the...
August 19, 2026