Rails, Cobalt and Rivalry: The African Railway Redrawing the Great-Power Map
A $753m US-backed railway from Angola to Congo shows how Washington, Africa and a Lusophone builder are racing China for...
July 8, 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 $753m US-backed railway from Angola to Congo shows how Washington, Africa and a Lusophone builder are racing China for...
July 8, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Morocco chases the World Cup while Egypt fumes over a refereeing row, South Africa faces migrant...
July 8, 2026
Angola's Lobito rail wins fresh funding as Washington and Beijing fight for Africa's cobalt and copper. What it means for...
July 8, 2026
South Africa ranks 8th globally and first in Africa for AI outsourcing, scoring 66.5, an Ataraxis 2026 index finds, led...
July 8, 2026
The Congo Ebola outbreak has passed 450 deaths and 1,460 cases, and the WHO warns the epidemic is still spreading...
July 7, 2026
Egypt's industrial strategy targets $100 billion in non-oil exports by 2030, naming seven priority industries from textiles to cars and...
July 7, 2026
Kenya's agri-food plan seeks KES 1.08 trillion, about $8.4 billion, over five years to expand irrigation, lift yields by half...
July 7, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Egypt and Morocco chase World Cup history while South Africa's anti-migrant violence, Tanzania's protest crackdown and...
July 7, 2026
Petrobras Africa is now its top exploration priority outside Brazil, with a new Sao Tome block and $7.1 billion set...
July 7, 2026