
AfCFTA-Mercosur Trade: South Africa Eyes Latin America
AfCFTA implementation and South Africa’s MERCOSUR PTA are reshaping global trade geometry. The Rio Times maps the emerging Africa–Latin America...
July 25, 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.

AfCFTA implementation and South Africa’s MERCOSUR PTA are reshaping global trade geometry. The Rio Times maps the emerging Africa–Latin America...
July 25, 2026
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July 24, 2026
The US is imposing a 12.5% tariff on Nigeria and eight African nations over forced-labour concerns, under a US Trade...
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