Johann Rupert Hits $20 Billion, Africa’s Second After Dangote
Johann Rupert has crossed $20 billion on the Bloomberg index, the second African after Aliko Dangote, lifted by Richemont and...
June 19, 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.
Johann Rupert has crossed $20 billion on the Bloomberg index, the second African after Aliko Dangote, lifted by Richemont and...
June 19, 2026
Egyptian builder Hassan Allam has committed $400 million to a data center, one of the largest private bets yet on...
June 19, 2026
Femi Otedola has raised his First HoldCo stake to 20.42% after a N45 billion ($32.8m) placement, deepening his grip on...
June 19, 2026
Hassanein Hiridjee's Axian raised a 170-million-euro EBRD telecom loan and $60 million for renewables, funding African infrastructure with global capital.
June 19, 2026
Kenya's $2.9 billion JKIA airport expansion goes to China Communications Construction, reviving Chinese infrastructure financing after Adani's exit.
June 19, 2026
Morocco's House of Councillors voted 29–10 to reject fuel price cap bills, shielding PM Akhannouch's Afriquia fuel network from state...
June 19, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for Thursday: the same week Africa staged its biggest-ever share sale, a London court cleared Nigeria's former...
June 18, 2026
Bharti Airtel will lift its Airtel Africa stake to about 79% in a $2.9 billion share swap, tightening Indian control...
June 18, 2026
US tariffs on Africa are back in focus as Washington proposes duties of up to 12.5% on eight economies over...
June 18, 2026