Paul Biya Military Reshuffle Amid 58-Day Absence
Paul Biya military reshuffle replaces commanders in four of Cameroon's five regions as the 93-year-old president's absence in Europe reaches...
August 5, 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.
Paul Biya military reshuffle replaces commanders in four of Cameroon's five regions as the 93-year-old president's absence in Europe reaches...
August 5, 2026
Project Gazelle 2 refinances Nigeria's US$3.3bn oil-backed facility, adds US$3bn in liquidity and cuts pledged crude by 12.5% to 78,750...
August 5, 2026
South Africa will list a US$500 million Credit Guarantee Vehicle in July 2026 to derisk infrastructure and mobilise about US$10...
August 4, 2026
President William Ruto has ordered a KSh 3,000 monthly stipend for over 106,000 village elders starting in mid-2026, a KSh...
August 4, 2026
Six miners are confirmed dead after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Namayingo District, Uganda, with retrieval operations now formally...
August 4, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief, August 4, 2026: record Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, El-Obeid under RSF siege, Zambia votes 13 August,...
August 4, 2026
Angola's fuel import bill rose 47.8% to about US$1.7 billion in the first half of 2026, outpacing what the state...
August 4, 2026
South Africa is pitching Chinese investors on an energy programme worth about R2.2 trillion to 2039, with transmission the binding...
August 4, 2026
The Nairobi Securities Exchange has passed Sh4 trillion, about US$31 billion, for the first time, driven by domestic institutional money.
August 4, 2026