Mozambique Starts Refining Its Own Graphite for Batteries
Mozambique graphite output already doubled 2026 forecasts. A $150M Chinese-built plant in Niassa processes 200,000 tonnes yearly, feeding EV battery...
June 25, 2026Section
Africa Energy
From 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.
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East Africa Weighs a Dangote-Style Oil Refinery
East African states are weighing a 650,000-barrel-a-day oil refinery, with Aliko Dangote offering to build it but now favouring Kenya's...
June 25, 2026
DR Congo Raises $1.25 Billion in Its First Eurobond
DR Congo raised $1.25bn in its first-ever Eurobond, a dual-tranche deal, joining a Sub-Saharan rush back to international debt markets...
June 25, 2026
Egypt Clears $6.1 Billion in Oil and Gas Arrears
Egypt has cleared its $6.1bn energy arrears to foreign oil and gas firms, settling the debt to zero and unlocking...
June 25, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief
Africa Intelligence Brief for Wednesday: from a governor's re-election in Nigeria to a coalition power struggle in South Africa and...
June 24, 2026
Ghana Tells Miners to Sell 30% of Gold to Its Central Bank
Ghana gold reserves are set to grow as the central bank asks miners to sell 30% of output, up from...
June 24, 2026
Senegal’s Political Crisis Deepens as Faye Sacks Sonko
Senegal's political crisis deepened after President Faye sacked PM Sonko and dissolved the government, with an IMF loan frozen and...
June 24, 2026
Afreximbank Plans a Pan-African Gold Bank for the Continent
Afreximbank floated a Pan-African Gold Bank to refine, store and trade Africa's gold at home, strengthening reserves and cutting reliance...
June 24, 2026
South African Platinum Output to Fall 15% by 2034
South African platinum output will fall about 15% by 2034, Sibanye says, as slower EV uptake tightens a market supplying...
June 24, 2026