
Oil Tops US$106 as Iran Warns Its War Could Spread to the Indian Ocean
Brent crude tops US$106 as Iran warns its war could reach the Indian Ocean. Brent prices most of the world's...
September 24, 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 crude tops US$106 as Iran warns its war could reach the Indian Ocean. Brent prices most of the world's...
September 24, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for 24 September 2026: Morocco's governing coalition loses seats but keeps power on the lowest turnout since...
September 24, 2026
Mauritania explained: a desert state of 5.3 million with a US$11.7 billion economy, iron ore, new offshore gas, the Canary...
September 24, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for 23 September 2026: Tigray forces take Mekelle airport and Ethiopian Airlines pulls out of three northern...
September 23, 2026
Kenya cooking gas prices are set to rise in October after attacks on a Saudi Red Sea port squeezed supply,...
September 22, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for 22 September 2026: Nigeria grieves as survivors describe the Minna cell and its President stays in...
September 22, 2026
African Energy Week brings about 9,000 delegates to Cape Town's CTICC from 12 to 16 October 2026 for energy talks...
September 22, 2026
The Dangote refinery IPO has not been submitted to Kenya's securities regulator, which on 21 September 2026 told investors to...
September 21, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for 21 September 2026: Nigeria's civil defence corps parades officers after miners die in its cells, as...
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