Namibia Chases US$250 Million to Fund Its Green Industrialisation Plan
Namibia must finish an investment plan before drawing up to US$250 million in concessional finance for green industrialisation. No money...
August 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.
Namibia must finish an investment plan before drawing up to US$250 million in concessional finance for green industrialisation. No money...
August 7, 2026
The new Copper 360 chair is Neal Froneman, arriving after a year in which the JSE copper junior lost R265...
August 7, 2026
Ramaphosa endorsed the Eskom transmission split on 3 August, clearing the way for an independent state operator to own a...
August 7, 2026
A DR Congo cobalt export order seen by Reuters also bans copper concentrates outright, sending LME copper to its highest...
August 7, 2026
Benin Senate president: former head of state Patrice Talon won 24 of 25 votes on 6 August 2026, a week...
August 7, 2026
Tunisia inflation slows to 5.1 percent in July 2026 from 5.3 in June as food prices ease, but it is...
August 7, 2026
South Africa’s SA-H2 green hydrogen fund closed a first R3-billion (about US$182 million) on 6 August, with state pension money...
August 7, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief August 6 — Nigeria records its largest single-day hostage rescue while South Africa's central bank warns of...
August 6, 2026
The rand traded near R16.33 to the dollar on 6 August 2026 as Brent slipped below US$80 and gold held...
August 6, 2026