South Africa’s Nedbank Sees Improved Banking Conditions
Nedbank signals improving banking conditions after a broadly flat first half of 2026, supported by easing interest rates, stronger non-interest...
August 4, 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.
Nedbank signals improving banking conditions after a broadly flat first half of 2026, supported by easing interest rates, stronger non-interest...
August 4, 2026
The African Development Bank approved CFAF 20 billion (about $35 million) on 17 July 2026 to strengthen Senegal's public finance...
August 4, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief, August 3, 2026: Sudan's RSF vows to retake Khartoum, Ghana's cedi slides to 12.30 and Zambia counts...
August 3, 2026
The Zambia election on 13 August tests a debt recovery that cut inflation to 6.5%, while copper output rose just...
August 3, 2026
Ivory Coast fuel prices rose on 1 August, with petrol at 905 CFA francs a litre and diesel at 725,...
August 3, 2026
The Equatorial Guinea gas deal with China's Fuhai Energy has slipped to 31 August, after new Chinese outbound investment rules...
August 3, 2026
Dangote's refinery IPO joins the NGX All-Share at a US$40–50B valuation. Why Nigerian investors are selling winners to raise subscription...
August 3, 2026
The Unitel cyberattack cut Angola's mobile network for four days, days after 11,264 new shareholders bought into the country's largest...
August 3, 2026
Nigeria electricity subsidy is set to end from 2027, the power minister says, with no tariff rise planned. Officials dispute...
August 1, 2026