Senegal Lifts Peanut Export Tax as Shipments Rebound After 2024 Slump
Senegal peanut exports are rebounding in 2025/26 after the government scrapped a 4% export tax, targeting up to 450,000 tonnes...
August 11, 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.
Senegal peanut exports are rebounding in 2025/26 after the government scrapped a 4% export tax, targeting up to 450,000 tonnes...
August 11, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 10: DR Congo is testing its cobalt exports for uranium after an investigation alleged thousands...
August 10, 2026
Seriti Green’s first 155 MW wind phase entered operation in August 2026 as part of a R25 billion project, signalling...
August 10, 2026
Nigeria is seeking Asian technology and finance to tackle post-harvest losses estimated at ₦3.5 trillion annually, with China and India...
August 10, 2026
Guinea has banned raw gold exports and now requires local refining before shipment, with a 90-day transition period ending 6...
August 10, 2026
Angola’s Huambo province will soon connect Alto Hama, Londuimbali, Longonjo, Chinjenje, Ucuma, Ecunha and Mungo to the national grid, with...
August 9, 2026
The Nigeria Labour Congress called in August 2026 for a fundamental shake-up of the energy sector, rejecting a ₦6 trillion...
August 9, 2026
Nigerian Exchange Group CEO Temi Popoola projects the equity market could reach N230 trillion by the end of 2026, up...
August 8, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief August 8: two anti-gang officers killed near Johannesburg, the DA opens its election campaign, and WAFCON quarter-finals...
August 8, 2026