
Africa Intelligence Brief
From Kenya’s fuel-price protests to the WHO’s Ebola emergency declaration and Botswana’s repeal of same-sex criminalisation laws, Monday’s Africa briefing...
May 18, 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.

From Kenya’s fuel-price protests to the WHO’s Ebola emergency declaration and Botswana’s repeal of same-sex criminalisation laws, Monday’s Africa briefing...
May 18, 2026
Friday was the day Aliko Dangote refused the Nigerian state and Cyril Ramaphosa booked R890bn ($54bn) at the National Assembly...
May 15, 2026
S&P 500 hit 7,501.24, Dow recaptured 50,000, Nasdaq surged to 26,635.22. Plus India WPI at 8.30% and Cisco +13.4%. What...
May 15, 2026
Thursday was the day Parliament moved against Ramaphosa, Aliko Dangote moved against the LSE listing ceiling, and the Nigerian Air...
May 14, 2026
April PPI surged 1.4% MoM—triple forecasts—yet the S&P 500 hit a record 7,444.25. What the Warsh Fed era means for...
May 14, 2026
The International Energy Agency reported on May 13 that global oil reserves fell by 117 million barrels in April, on...
May 13, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief: Dangote picks Mombasa over Tanga for $17bn refinery as Macron unveils €23bn package at Nairobi summit. LATAM...
May 13, 2026
Monday was the day Pretoria's executive cycle overtook the continent's news flow. President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation
May 12, 2026
S&P 500 hit 7,412.84, Nasdaq set a record 26,274, oil near $103 — see what's driving global markets on May...
May 12, 2026Brazil runoff date: Sunday, October 25, poll closing times and when results start · Brazil runoff polls: Flávio 51%, Lula 49% · Kalshi and Polymarket odds