
EU Targets Sudan’s War Chest with Ban on Gold Exports
The European Union has banned Sudanese gold imports, stating the multi-billion-dollar trade directly finances the civil war between the SAF...
July 17, 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.

The European Union has banned Sudanese gold imports, stating the multi-billion-dollar trade directly finances the civil war between the SAF...
July 17, 2026
France and Morocco signed 14 cooperation agreements and are drafting an unprecedented friendship treaty, prioritising €10 billion in economic ties...
July 17, 2026
G7 leaders pledged $69 billion for 195 critical minerals projects on June 17, aiming to cut rare-earth dependence below 60%...
July 17, 2026
The DRC signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Washington in December 2025, offering priority access to over 70% of global...
July 17, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief July 17 — Africa reels from twin tragedies in Uganda and Algeria while Nigeria repatriates citizens and...
July 17, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief July 16 — Africa today feels suspended between firefighting and fragile ambition. An Ebola outbreak disrupts DRC...
July 16, 2026
As great-power competition intensifies into a 'new Cold War', Latin America emerges as a critical swing region where US, Chinese...
July 16, 2026
Portugal unveils a €500M state-backed credit line at Porto summit to de-risk corporate investment in Mozambique’s agribusiness, gas, and renewables...
July 16, 2026
Africa is shifting from pit-to-port extraction to local processing and refining. Ghana, Namibia and the DRC are at the centre...
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