
São Tomé and Príncipe Pins Export Hopes on Cocoa and Oil as IMF Debt Program Holds
The São Tomé and Príncipe economy leans on organic cocoa and new oil hopes while managing debt under an IMF...
September 7, 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.

The São Tomé and Príncipe economy leans on organic cocoa and new oil hopes while managing debt under an IMF...
September 7, 2026
South Sudan economy stays in crisis despite resumed oil exports, with salary arrears, hyperinflation and a Kiir-Machar fight over the...
September 7, 2026
Chad economy faces a fragile 2026 as Mahamat Idriss Déby's elected presidency relies on Doba crude, Chinese and Western capital...
September 7, 2026
President Oligui Nguema won a seven-year term in April 2025 and now must fund the Gabon economy as oil output...
September 7, 2026
Zambia's state holding company says the Ndola refinery will cost US$1.2 billion, above the licensed US$1.1 billion. The difference is...
September 6, 2026
Republic of Congo oil output falls as mature fields decline, forcing a China restructuring and gas pivot that will define...
September 6, 2026
The CEMAC economy keeps losing import cover as oil prices fade. Investors face currency risk, reform delays and weak intra-African...
September 6, 2026
Namibia oil final investment decisions are set for late 2026 as TotalEnergies advances Venus and Mopane, testing fiscal terms and...
September 6, 2026
Malawi power sector governance is questioned: one official chairs Escom, Egenco and Power Market Limited, the three utilities that trade...
September 6, 2026Brazil runoff date: Sunday, October 25, poll closing times and when results start · Brazil runoff polls: Flávio 51%, Lula 49% · Kalshi and Polymarket odds