
Africa Intelligence Brief
Africa Intelligence Brief for September 9: Gambia's President Barrow declares a national emergency over rolling blackouts three months before his
September 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.

Africa Intelligence Brief for September 9: Gambia's President Barrow declares a national emergency over rolling blackouts three months before his
September 9, 2026
Econet solar plans include a 100 MW solar and battery scheme in Harare, after AI analysis found power cuts behind...
September 8, 2026
Ghana ECG private sector participation is targeted for early 2027, but the Trades Union Congress has threatened legal action to...
September 8, 2026
Insurgents raided a hunting camp in Niassa on 3 September. It did not open a new front, but it showed...
September 8, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for September 8: Nigeria's government won't confirm a three-month ceasefire it quietly holds with Boko Haram, a...
September 8, 2026
DR Congo solar installations are set to rise 544% in 2026, Ember says, after a 233 MW array began powering...
September 8, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for September 7: insurgents take a South African mechanic hostage near Mozambique's Cabo Delgado, Kenya's nurses' strike...
September 7, 2026
Five Gabon power turbines with 100 MW of announced capacity left Owendo port under escort this weekend, bound for the...
September 7, 2026
The Comoros solar plants inaugurated this week add about 20 MW across three islands, built with US$23 million from the...
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