South Africa Blames Its Water Crisis on the Municipalities
Ramaphosa told parliament the water crisis stems from municipal failures, as audits put 47 percent of South Africa's wastewater works...
August 28, 2026Section
Africa Energy
From 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.
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Luanda Summit Asks Why Africa’s Peace Machinery Keeps Failing
African Union Luanda summit: What it is: The 21st Extraordinary Session of the African Union Assembly, on strengthening the AU...
August 28, 2026
Libya Is Selling Europe Gas It Currently Cannot Export
Libya gas exports to Italy fell to 105 million cubic feet a day in 2025, a 22-year low, even as...
August 28, 2026
Malawi’s Central Bank Unlawfully Cut Pay. Now Comes the Bill
A Malawi Reserve Bank salary ruling found a 2020 executive pay cut unlawful, and press reports put resulting payouts in...
August 28, 2026
Ghana Cut Its Way to a Surplus, and the World Bank Noticed
The Ghana World Bank economic update reports 6 percent growth and debt down to 49 percent of GDP, but warns...
August 28, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 27: the UN names South Africa’s anti-migrant violence, Congo’s Ebola count rises, and gold pauses...
August 27, 2026
Ghana’s Petrosol Bond Is 1.8 Times Oversubscribed as Bids Reach GH¢178m (US$15.9m)
A Ghana corporate bond from fuel retailer Petrosol closed 178 percent subscribed, drawing GH¢178.07m (US$15.9m) of bids against a GH¢100m...
August 27, 2026
Egypt Calls Djibouti, and Completes a Ring Around Ethiopia
Egypt Horn of Africa diplomacy reached Djibouti on 22 August, the fourth such regional call in a month, as Cairo...
August 27, 2026
Congo Signs the Lobito Corridor Rail Concession With Mota-Engil
The Lobito Corridor concession signed in Kinshasa on 26 August covers 1,004.5km of railway and an indicative US$1.258 billion investment.
August 27, 2026