South Africa Has Paid US$3.5 Billion More for Fuel Since the Hormuz Shock
The bill: South African fuel importers have paid at least R56.3 billion (about US$3.5 billion) extra for fuel since the...
August 31, 2026Africa’s capital markets are deepening fast – from the Johannesburg, Nairobi and Lagos exchanges to a fintech boom banking hundreds of millions of people for the first time. The Rio Times follows the currencies (the rand, naira, cedi and shilling), the banks and IPOs, sovereign debt and the foreign capital arriving on increasingly local terms. We cover it through the same investor lens we bring to Latin America, where the emerging-market playbook is strikingly similar. This hub gathers our Africa markets and investment coverage.
The bill: South African fuel importers have paid at least R56.3 billion (about US$3.5 billion) extra for fuel since the...
August 31, 2026
The bill: Nigeria's presidency spent N37.64 billion (about US$28.1 million) on presidential trips, logistics and foreign exchange between June 2023...
August 31, 2026
Tinubu DEA records stay contested: the president joined 1 US freedom-of-information case, asking a Washington court to keep FBI files...
August 31, 2026
A UN committee has told South Africa to dismantle racist vigilante groups after killings and mass displacement. How Operation Dudula...
August 30, 2026
Danish Fund Buys: Morocco · LOGISTICS INVESTMENT The investment arm of the Danish group behind Maersk is buying control of...
August 30, 2026
Nigeria Tells Atiku: The rebuttal: Nigeria's presidency says the country's land borders are already open, dismissing a 2027 campaign pledge...
August 30, 2026
Mundubile Surrenders Zambian: The surrender: Brian Mundubile, runner-up in Zambia s 13 August presidential election, surrendered to police on Thursday
August 30, 2026
Niger Says Coup: What happened: Heavy gunfire and explosions shook Niamey overnight from Friday into Saturday, centred on Base 101,...
August 30, 2026
Guinea Bissau Votes: Voters in Guinea-Bissau cast ballots on Sunday in a referendum on a new constitution that would hand...
August 30, 2026