Mahamat Idriss Déby Rules Chad as Doba Crude Exports Through Cameroon Keep Economy Afloat
Chad economy faces a fragile 2026 as Mahamat Idriss Déby's elected presidency relies on Doba crude, Chinese and Western capital...
September 7, 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.
Chad economy faces a fragile 2026 as Mahamat Idriss Déby's elected presidency relies on Doba crude, Chinese and Western capital...
September 7, 2026
President Oligui Nguema won a seven-year term in April 2025 and now must fund the Gabon economy as oil output...
September 7, 2026
Zambia's state holding company says the Ndola refinery will cost US$1.2 billion, above the licensed US$1.1 billion. The difference is...
September 6, 2026
Republic of Congo oil output falls as mature fields decline, forcing a China restructuring and gas pivot that will define...
September 6, 2026
The CEMAC economy keeps losing import cover as oil prices fade. Investors face currency risk, reform delays and weak intra-African...
September 6, 2026
Namibia oil final investment decisions are set for late 2026 as TotalEnergies advances Venus and Mopane, testing fiscal terms and...
September 6, 2026
Malawi power sector governance is questioned: one official chairs Escom, Egenco and Power Market Limited, the three utilities that trade...
September 6, 2026
South Africa data centres face a call for a construction pause, after the rights commission took more than 250 submissions...
September 6, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for September 5: a vigilante raid empties a Durban refugee camp, Niger's junta explains a mutiny at...
September 5, 2026