
Namibia’s Orange Basin Draws the World’s Oil Majors
Namibia oil has become the industry’s hottest frontier, as the Orange Basin draws the majors toward landmark 2026 investment decisions...
June 29, 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.

Namibia oil has become the industry’s hottest frontier, as the Orange Basin draws the majors toward landmark 2026 investment decisions...
June 29, 2026
The Gabon economy is racing to diversify beyond crude in 2026, betting on construction, gas and mining as oil output...
June 29, 2026
The East African Community is building a Digital Single Market to unify 300 million people across 8 states—harmonizing payments, data,...
June 29, 2026
Nigeria oil production hit a 15-month high in May 2026, topping its OPEC quota at about 1.7 million barrels a...
June 29, 2026
African gas exports are surging as the EU bans Russian LNG by 2026. Algeria, Mozambique and Senegal target a gap...
June 29, 2026
Spiro has closed a $270 million round, with fresh Chinese backing, to scale its electric motorcycles and battery-swapping network across...
June 28, 2026
Morocco earmarks US$23B for 2030 World Cup projects, including a 115,000-seat stadium near Casablanca and a target of 26M visitors...
June 28, 2026
Renminbi clearing in Africa now has a home: China named Standard Bank and ICBC to settle yuan trade across 19...
June 27, 2026
Congo cobalt quotas set at 96,600 tonnes for 2026–27 as Glencore output drops 39%. See how miners are shifting capital...
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