
Safaricom Ethiopia Races Toward Breakeven With 14.7 Million Customers
Safaricom Ethiopia grew active customers 46% to 14.7 million in the June quarter, halved losses and kept EBITDA breakeven on...
August 6, 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.

Safaricom Ethiopia grew active customers 46% to 14.7 million in the June quarter, halved losses and kept EBITDA breakeven on...
August 6, 2026
Chinese Belt and Road investment in Africa jumped 254% to a record US$33.5 billion in H1 2026, two-thirds of global...
August 6, 2026
Ghana cedi crude payments are President Mahama's answer to a costly dollar rule, telling refineries TOR and Sentuo to pay...
August 6, 2026
DR Congo's deadline for mining firms to hand 5% of shares to Congolese workers has passed with no public compliance,...
August 6, 2026
Paul Biya military reshuffle replaces commanders in four of Cameroon's five regions as the 93-year-old president's absence in Europe reaches...
August 5, 2026
Project Gazelle 2 refinances Nigeria's US$3.3bn oil-backed facility, adds US$3bn in liquidity and cuts pledged crude by 12.5% to 78,750...
August 5, 2026
South Africa will list a US$500 million Credit Guarantee Vehicle in July 2026 to derisk infrastructure and mobilise about US$10...
August 4, 2026
President William Ruto has ordered a KSh 3,000 monthly stipend for over 106,000 village elders starting in mid-2026, a KSh...
August 4, 2026
Six miners are confirmed dead after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Namayingo District, Uganda, with retrieval operations now formally...
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