Twelve of the World’s Fastest-Growing Economies Are African
Twelve of the world's 20 fastest-growing economies in 2025 are African. Ethiopia leads 2026 at 9.2% growth—but 63% debt loads...
July 4, 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.
Twelve of the world's 20 fastest-growing economies in 2025 are African. Ethiopia leads 2026 at 9.2% growth—but 63% debt loads...
July 4, 2026
Nigeria and Morocco are advancing a $25 billion gas pipeline that would run 6,900 km along West Africa's coast, linking...
July 4, 2026
Kenyan distance runners like Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet, the world's best, are chasing fresh records across the 2026 athletics...
July 3, 2026
Danpullo, Central Africa's richest man, is investing $900M to launch Danpullo Air Line and build two private airports in Yaoundé...
July 3, 2026
Funke Akindele's Behind The Scenes hit 2.41 billion naira ($1.6M), making it the highest-grossing Nigerian film ever and beating her...
July 3, 2026
Botswana critical minerals are the new bet: the world's top diamond nation is pushing into copper and nickel as lab-grown...
July 3, 2026
A high-profile Africa mining summit opens in Paris this week, drawing ministers and global investors into the contest for the...
July 3, 2026
Egypt's economy grew 5.3% in early 2026 yet the IMF trimmed its forecast to 4.2%. See why oil prices, $2.3B...
July 3, 2026
Gold crashed from $5,600 to $4,000 an ounce, squeezing African gold miners' margins. South African and Ghanaian producers face their...
July 3, 2026