
Kenya’s Rail and Port Debt Talks Reshape East African Infrastructure Finance
Kenya restructures $3.5bn Chinese railway loans into yuan while courting UAE capital for ports and rail, signalling a multi-polar infrastructure...
July 15, 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.

Kenya restructures $3.5bn Chinese railway loans into yuan while courting UAE capital for ports and rail, signalling a multi-polar infrastructure...
July 15, 2026
Nigeria renewed a $2B yuan swap line and joined BRICS to settle trade in yuan and BRICS currencies, saving importers...
July 15, 2026
The DRC replaced its cobalt export ban with strict quotas of 96,600 tons annually from 2026, aiming to force China...
July 15, 2026
South Africa coalition fears erase 1.7% from the rand and hit bonds after ANC’s 39.7% vote share forces talks with...
July 15, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief July 15 — Weary resilience grips Africa as Sudan's hunger crisis deepens and a migrant tragedy strikes...
July 15, 2026
Ghana cedi appreciated roughly 50% against the dollar in 2025, closing near GH₵10.45. It beat the rand with a 15.6%...
July 14, 2026
Morocco’s $1.6B Dakhla Atlantic port is over 60% complete and set to handle 35M tonnes of cargo annually by 2029,...
July 14, 2026
Chinese yuan reserves — Angola’s central bank has added the Chinese yuan as a fourth eligible currency for bank reserve...
July 14, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief July 14 — From Nigeria's Benue massacre to Sudan's El Obeid horror and South African xenophobic marches,...
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