Rawbank, Congo’s Biggest Bank, Eyes Regional Expansion
Rawbank, Congo's largest bank, earned $232M net profit in 2025—up 9%—with $6.82B in assets and a $300M copper mining bet...
June 30, 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.
Rawbank, Congo's largest bank, earned $232M net profit in 2025—up 9%—with $6.82B in assets and a $300M copper mining bet...
June 30, 2026
Nassef Sawiris offers €4.10/share in cash to buy OCI Global's remaining 41.72% stake, valuing the chemicals group at €867M with...
June 30, 2026
The Four of Us, South Africa's Tshedza Pictures telenovela, premiered 29 June 2026 on e.tv and Netflix. Cast, plot, schedule...
June 30, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for Monday: power was tested across the continent — Burkina Faso severed diplomatic ties with France, Senegal's...
June 29, 2026
Namibia oil has become the industry’s hottest frontier, as the Orange Basin draws the majors toward landmark 2026 investment decisions...
June 29, 2026
The Gabon economy is racing to diversify beyond crude in 2026, betting on construction, gas and mining as oil output...
June 29, 2026
The East African Community is building a Digital Single Market to unify 300 million people across 8 states—harmonizing payments, data,...
June 29, 2026
Nigeria oil production hit a 15-month high in May 2026, topping its OPEC quota at about 1.7 million barrels a...
June 29, 2026
African gas exports are surging as the EU bans Russian LNG by 2026. Algeria, Mozambique and Senegal target a gap...
June 29, 2026