Seplat Energy Names Tony Elumelu Chairman in a Nigerian Oil Power Shift
The Seplat Energy leadership shake-up names Tony Elumelu chairman from 2027 and Effiong Okon CEO, marking a power shift in...
June 16, 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 Seplat Energy leadership shake-up names Tony Elumelu chairman from 2027 and Effiong Okon CEO, marking a power shift in...
June 16, 2026
The Family Bank NSE listing, set for June 23, 2026, helps end a year-long East African IPO drought as Nairobi's...
June 16, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for Monday: new IMF rankings show Congo closing in on Africa's biggest economies, even as an Ebola...
June 15, 2026
The Lesotho Kobong project, a $6.2 billion US-backed deal, pairs 1,200 MW of hydropower with an AI data centre. Here's...
June 15, 2026
The Mali fuel blockade by al-Qaeda-linked JNIM has choked Bamako, torched 300+ tankers and stalled the economy. Here's why it...
June 15, 2026
MNT-Halan has hit a $1.4 billion valuation after Al Ahly Capital, tied to the National Bank of Egypt, took its...
June 15, 2026
The South Africa Fitch upgrade of June 5, 2026 lifted the country from BB- to BB, its first in 21...
June 14, 2026
Ghana inflation fell to about 3.4% in 2026, near a 30-year low, as record rate cuts and a gold boom...
June 14, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — South Africa's rand near multi-week lows and a sharp oil-price slide squeeze African budgets, as unrest...
June 13, 2026