A Hunting Lodge Just Tested Mozambique’s Gas Wager
Insurgents raided a hunting camp in Niassa on 3 September. It did not open a new front, but it showed...
September 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.
Insurgents raided a hunting camp in Niassa on 3 September. It did not open a new front, but it showed...
September 8, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for September 8: Nigeria's government won't confirm a three-month ceasefire it quietly holds with Boko Haram, a...
September 8, 2026
DR Congo solar installations are set to rise 544% in 2026, Ember says, after a 233 MW array began powering...
September 8, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for September 7: insurgents take a South African mechanic hostage near Mozambique's Cabo Delgado, Kenya's nurses' strike...
September 7, 2026
Five Gabon power turbines with 100 MW of announced capacity left Owendo port under escort this weekend, bound for the...
September 7, 2026
The Comoros solar plants inaugurated this week add about 20 MW across three islands, built with US$23 million from the...
September 7, 2026
The São Tomé and Príncipe economy leans on organic cocoa and new oil hopes while managing debt under an IMF...
September 7, 2026
South Sudan economy stays in crisis despite resumed oil exports, with salary arrears, hyperinflation and a Kiir-Machar fight over the...
September 7, 2026
Chad economy faces a fragile 2026 as Mahamat Idriss Déby's elected presidency relies on Doba crude, Chinese and Western capital...
September 7, 2026