
South Africa’s Ramokgopa Says Coal Exit Won’t Follow Foreign Agendas
South Africa's coal exit will not follow foreign agendas, Minister Ramokgopa says, as coal still supplies about 83% of the...
August 14, 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's coal exit will not follow foreign agendas, Minister Ramokgopa says, as coal still supplies about 83% of the...
August 14, 2026
Nigeria and the United States held their first joint working group session in Abuja on 22 January 2026 to address...
August 14, 2026
Mozambique's cabinet has authorised talks on a partial Tmcel stake sale, seeking private capital for the loss-making state telecom without...
August 14, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 13: Zambia votes on whether a debt restructuring reached its households, with more than 70%...
August 13, 2026
The NDDC levies recovery saw Nigeria's EFCC reclaim over N115 billion and $84 million in unpaid statutory levies from oil...
August 13, 2026
India SACU trade talks restart: the two sides signed terms of reference on 12 August 2026 to launch a preferential...
August 13, 2026
Tanzania investment laws are being revised to court technology, AI and digital payments capital, with faster approvals, clearer rules and...
August 13, 2026
Ghana trade surplus reached US$11.5 billion in 2025 as exports of US$32.0 billion topped imports of US$20.5 billion, led by...
August 13, 2026
The Tanzanian graphite dispute narrowed after a South African court cleared Patrice Motsepe's ARC of the $195 million claim, with...
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