South Africa’s Coalition Fears Rattle Markets and Investors
South Africa coalition fears erase 1.7% from the rand and hit bonds after ANC’s 39.7% vote share forces talks with...
July 15, 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 coalition fears erase 1.7% from the rand and hit bonds after ANC’s 39.7% vote share forces talks with...
July 15, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief July 15 — Weary resilience grips Africa as Sudan's hunger crisis deepens and a migrant tragedy strikes...
July 15, 2026
Ghana cedi appreciated roughly 50% against the dollar in 2025, closing near GH₵10.45. It beat the rand with a 15.6%...
July 14, 2026
Morocco’s $1.6B Dakhla Atlantic port is over 60% complete and set to handle 35M tonnes of cargo annually by 2029,...
July 14, 2026
Chinese yuan reserves — Angola’s central bank has added the Chinese yuan as a fourth eligible currency for bank reserve...
July 14, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief July 14 — From Nigeria's Benue massacre to Sudan's El Obeid horror and South African xenophobic marches,...
July 14, 2026
TMG hotels: Talaat Moustafa Group plans 35-40 properties within a decade, up from 20, as first-quarter hotel revenue jumps 21%...
July 14, 2026
Starlink South Africa: Starship Flight 13 will test laser links with ground stations in the one African market where Starlink...
July 14, 2026
Karoo earthquake fault find: UCT scientists trace a swarm of 66 quakes to a previously unknown fault, raising risk as...
July 13, 2026