Egypt Locks In a $4.69 Billion Abrams Tank Deal With the US
A $4.69B U.S. Foreign Military Sale will refurbish 555 Egyptian M1A1 Abrams tanks with new thermal sights, engines, and transmissions...
July 16, 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.
A $4.69B U.S. Foreign Military Sale will refurbish 555 Egyptian M1A1 Abrams tanks with new thermal sights, engines, and transmissions...
July 16, 2026
BRICS+ is moving toward a coordinated critical-mineral strategy with South Africa, Egypt and Ethiopia positioned as key hubs for exploration,...
July 15, 2026
Middle East conflict puts over US$100 billion in Gulf FDI and vital remittances to Comoros, Gambia, Lesotho, and Liberia at...
July 15, 2026
The US–China race for Africa’s minerals intensifies as Washington pursues offtake deals in Namibia and uranium-rich Niger becomes a geopolitical...
July 15, 2026
Qatar commits roughly $21 billion to the DRC and takes a $500 million stake in Ivanhoe Mines, signalling a new...
July 15, 2026
From the DRC to the Sahel, resource-for-security deals exchanging critical minerals for military protection are redrawing alliances. The US, Russia...
July 15, 2026
Kenya restructures $3.5bn Chinese railway loans into yuan while courting UAE capital for ports and rail, signalling a multi-polar infrastructure...
July 15, 2026
Nigeria renewed a $2B yuan swap line and joined BRICS to settle trade in yuan and BRICS currencies, saving importers...
July 15, 2026
The DRC replaced its cobalt export ban with strict quotas of 96,600 tons annually from 2026, aiming to force China...
July 15, 2026