
Africa–Latin America Trade Could Hit US$1 Trillion by 2030
East and West Africa now grow faster than the world average, forming a belt from the Gulf of Guinea to...
July 31, 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.

East and West Africa now grow faster than the world average, forming a belt from the Gulf of Guinea to...
July 31, 2026
Namibia rare earths drew up to US$33.9 million from Japan's Jogmec on 30 July, funding a Toyota Tsusho venture at...
July 31, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief July 31 — A UN probe accuses Sudan's RSF of genocide in Darfur, as the ICC reports...
July 31, 2026
Madagascar rare earths at Ampasindava drew up to US$4.84 million from Washington's development finance agency, in a move aimed at...
July 31, 2026
Anglo American is in talks to sell the world's best-known diamond company for about US$1 billion, against the US$12.75 billion...
July 31, 2026
Ghana is looking for a co-owner, not a buyer, to revive its idled aluminium smelter. Officials put the bill above...
July 31, 2026
Bauchi State signed a $91.6M Nigeria roads loan with an ECOWAS bank to build 24 roads and bridges. Nigeria's federal...
July 31, 2026
Private-sector FX outflows from Nigeria surged 165% to $16.3 billion in 2025, reshaping who controls dollars in Africa’s largest economy.
July 31, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief July 30 — ICC links Darfur crimes to Sudan's leadership. DR Congo Ebola deaths hit 1,405 as...
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