
South African Rights Groups Want the Data Centre Boom Paused
South Africa data centres face a call for a construction pause, after the rights commission took more than 250 submissions...
September 6, 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.

South Africa data centres face a call for a construction pause, after the rights commission took more than 250 submissions...
September 6, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for September 5: a vigilante raid empties a Durban refugee camp, Niger's junta explains a mutiny at...
September 5, 2026
Libya oil economy reaches 1.49 million barrels a day as a UN election deal takes shape and the central bank...
September 5, 2026
Senegal economy faces a third Moody's downgrade, now to Caa2, as hidden debt and stalled IMF talks test investor confidence...
September 4, 2026
Mozambique's gas restart is under way after TotalEnergies lifted force majeure, but insurgents keep killing civilians and fiscal risks remain.
September 4, 2026
Tinubu's reforms are reshaping Nigeria's economy as the Dangote refinery cuts the petrol import bill by 96% in early 2026,...
September 4, 2026
Equatorial Guinea gas output is falling and the economy is set to contract, making a cross-border field shared with Cameroon...
September 4, 2026
The Chad oil nationalisation of ExxonMobil assets derailed a US$407 million Savannah Energy deal and continues to deter the investment...
September 4, 2026
Mauritania GTA gas phase two is under evaluation with capacity of up to 3 million tonnes, while iron ore and...
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