Nigeria Flared 7.48 Percent of Its Gas in August, the Highest Rate Since October 2025
Nigeria flared 7.48 percent of its gas output in August 2026, the highest rate since October 2025, with flared volumes...
September 17, 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.
Nigeria flared 7.48 percent of its gas output in August 2026, the highest rate since October 2025, with flared volumes...
September 17, 2026
Saudi crude exports fell to about 2.1 million barrels a day in early September 2026, from 7.5 million in January,...
September 17, 2026
The Nigerian Exchange All-Share Index rose 0.20 percent to 244,791.79 on 16 September 2026, a fifth straight gain, with insurance...
September 17, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for 17 September 2026: Ebola in Congo reaches 7,258 confirmed cases and 3,510 deaths, and Morocco votes...
September 17, 2026
Nigeria commissioned a solar hybrid mini-grid at Yakubu Gowon University in Abuja: 3.3MWp of panels, 2MWh of storage and 388...
September 16, 2026
Africa on 16 September: Washington announces visa restrictions aimed at South African law, Pretoria answers, and the rest of the...
September 16, 2026
Nigeria signed a ₦728.97 billion power sector bond, about US$548 million, on 15 September. It settles legacy debts owed to...
September 16, 2026
Africa's largest share sale opened on 14 September. The minimum ticket is under four US dollars, and analysts say the...
September 15, 2026
Kenya doubled its contracted Ethiopian power to 400 megawatts in July at 15.5 US cents a unit, up from 6.5...
September 15, 2026