
Kenya’s US$3.9 Billion Nuclear Plan Faces Tough Questions on Cost and Site
Kenya’s nuclear plan — a Sh500 billion plant in Siaya County — draws scrutiny over debt risk, site choice and...
August 11, 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.

Kenya’s nuclear plan — a Sh500 billion plant in Siaya County — draws scrutiny over debt risk, site choice and...
August 11, 2026
Libya's central bank governor Naji Issa has resigned, reigniting a fight over the institution that controls the country's oil revenues...
August 11, 2026
Nvidia is anchoring a US$500 billion financing push, drawing Wall Street firms to fund AI data centres that will run...
August 11, 2026
A car bomb killed Fowzi Mansouri, head of military intelligence for eastern Libyan forces, outside his Benghazi home on Monday,...
August 11, 2026
Senegal peanut exports are rebounding in 2025/26 after the government scrapped a 4% export tax, targeting up to 450,000 tonnes...
August 11, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 10: DR Congo is testing its cobalt exports for uranium after an investigation alleged thousands...
August 10, 2026
Seriti Green’s first 155 MW wind phase entered operation in August 2026 as part of a R25 billion project, signalling...
August 10, 2026
Nigeria is seeking Asian technology and finance to tackle post-harvest losses estimated at ₦3.5 trillion annually, with China and India...
August 10, 2026
Guinea has banned raw gold exports and now requires local refining before shipment, with a 90-day transition period ending 6...
August 10, 2026Brazil runoff date: Sunday, October 25, poll closing times and when results start · Brazil runoff polls: Flávio 51%, Lula 49% · Kalshi and Polymarket odds