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Cameroon
Chinese operator eyes September for first iron ore shipment from Mbalam-Nabeba

Cameroon Mining Co is currently negotiating with the authorities to organise the transport by road of its first shipment of iron ore from Mbalam to the port of Kribi.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 17.06.2025

Cameroon
Decrepit rail network hampers Cameroon's mining projects

The dilapidated state of Cameroon's railways is a problem for those involved in the country's mining sector. These firms, particularly bauxite and iron ore miners, are struggling to export their minerals.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 09.06.2025

Niger
Sopamin wins its arbitration against uranium trader Curzon

Sopamin has won its arbitration case against British trader Curzon Uranium at the International Chamber of Commerce tribunal in Geneva.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 06.06.2025

Botswana
Businessman Bame Pule seeks government's good graces with local investments

Under the scrutiny of the new authorities for his role in the mining negotiations with HB Antwerp and De Beers, the advisor of former president Masisi has taken a majority stake in a leading hospital.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 05.06.2025

Spotlight | Madagascar
Energy, critical minerals: the disjointed future of Malagasy-French projects

CEO of Volobe General Hydroelectricity Company (CGHV) Remy Huber and Madagascar's Minister of Energy and Hydrocarbons Olivier Jean-Baptiste, in front of French and Malagasy presidents Emmanuel Macron and Andry Rajoelina, respectively, in Antananarivo on 23 April 2025. © Ludovic Marin/POOL/AFP

Subscribers only Energy, Mining, Business 29.05.2025

Guinea
Chinese gold baron expected in Conakry

Shareholder of mining company Lingbao Gold, Wang Guanran is planning to visit Guinea to meet President Mamadi Doumbouya with an eye on identifying new sources of growth.

Subscribers only Mining 27.05.2025

Guinea
Targeted by President Doumbouya, Falcon's graphite mining project in turmoil

The Emirati-Canadian company has lost its mining title by decree from the junta head. Sole group working on the battery sector in Guinee, the firm's shareholders include the influential Naguib Sawiris, Robert Friedland and Benoît La Salle.

Subscribers only Mining 23.05.2025

Guinea's president, Mamadi Doumbouya, in Conakry, December 2023.

Spotlight | Ethiopia
How miner KEFI Gold lobbied Addis Ababa to join Africa Finance Corp

The document to ratify the agreement to join the African financial body had been in limbo for two years, but under pressure from its partners, notably junior mining company KEFI Gold, the Finance Ministry suddenly pushed ahead with it.

Subscribers only Finance, Mining 23.05.2025

Eyob Tekalign Tolina, State Minister of Finance, in Addis Ababa, in July 2019.

In Focus | DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Faced with deadlock over the M23 rebels' capture of territory in the east of his country, DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi has turned to Donald Trump's administration to propose a $3tn deal in exchange for US protection.

Subscribers only Mining, Diplomacy 21.05.2025

Guinea, Ivory Coast
Nimba Development Co in talks with Ivorian ports over Nimba iron

The ports of Abidjan and San Pedro are expected to be the gateways for Nimba Development Co.'s iron production, which plans to export 3m tonnes annually.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 15.05.2025

Spotlight | Namibia
From mines to oilfields, Australia's resource hunters dig into Namibia

Riding the wave of surging uranium prices, Australian mining firms have had their sights set on the African country since 2020. Their growing presence now stretches beyond uranium to other critical minerals and, to a lesser extent, oil.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining 14.05.2025

Former Energy and Mines Minister, Tom Alweendo, during the Namibia Mining Expo, in Windhoek, 7 October 2024.

DRC
US billionaire Erik Prince's firm hiring former French soldiers for security contract

A mysterious recruiter is touring the networks of former French servicemen, particularly from the elite French Foreign Legion, to offer them a project in the DRC.

Subscribers only Mining 12.05.2025

Guinea
Despite registry freeze, little-known firm snags bauxite permit

The arrival of Rouge Mining is raising eyebrows in the Guinean copper ore industry. The group has succeeded in obtaining a three-year contract to mine an area in the Télimélé prefecture.

Subscribers only Mining 07.05.2025

Botswana
Two of HB Antwerp's cofounders shake diamond industry with resignation

Against a backdrop of tensions among company heads, Rafael Papismedov and Shai De Toledo have stepped down from their management roles. They now have their sights on setting up a new company in the same sector in southern Africa.

Subscribers only Mining 06.05.2025

Inner circles | Mali, South Africa
Barrick Gold boss Mark Bristow's close allies and African network

A leading player in Africa's mining sector since the 1990s, the CEO is quietly preparing his succession, scheduled for 2028. Tensions between his Canadian firm and the military junta in Bamako are an opportunity for him to test his lieutenants.

Subscribers only Mining 02.05.2025

Mark Bristow, Barrick Gold CEO, in Islamabad on 18 July 2022.

DRC
Westwin Elements looks beyond DRC for mining needs

Led by KaLeigh Long, a former political consultant with close ties to evangelical Republican circles, the US company focuses on nickel refining and is currently sourcing outside the African country, contrary to its initial ambitions.

Subscribers only Mining 02.05.2025

Kenya
Frustration grows as Ruto's mining reboot falters

The private sector has slammed the slow and erratic issuance of mining permits in a sector that the president and his mining minister had vowed to revitalise. Industry players also warn of growing political interference.

Subscribers only Mining 01.05.2025

Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Mining Ali Hassan Joho, in Nairobi, on 5 August 2017.

Cameroon
French firm Eosys bids to map natural resources

French company Eosys is currently in talks with the acting minister for mines, Fuh Calistus Gentry, and his teams over a project for mapping Cameroon's rich resources.

Subscribers only Mining 29.04.2025

Kenya
AHG Metals' gold mining plan ruffles Turkana

A mining permit application by AHG Metals Kenya, a company linked to a US real estate magnate and headed by an Orange Democratic Movement politician, is being contested by a local firm that previously held it and wants it back.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 28.04.2025

A miner shows a sack full of gold-containing ores that he and others extracted in Macalder, Migori county, western Kenya, 29 February 2016.

Inner circles | DRC
The family closes ranks around Tshisekedi

Challenged on several fronts, Félix Tshisekedi has narrowed his close circle. From his brother Jacques, the linchpin for security arrangements, to his son Anthony, with his fingers in mining affairs, not to forget "Maman Marthe", the presidential clan is playing a decisive role behind the scenes.

Subscribers only Defence, Mining, Politics 25.04.2025

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi in Paris, in April 2024.

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Mining

Cameroon
Chinese operator eyes September for first iron ore shipment from Mbalam-Nabeba

Cameroon
Decrepit rail network hampers Cameroon's mining projects

Niger
Sopamin wins its arbitration against uranium trader Curzon

Botswana
Businessman Bame Pule seeks government's good graces with local investments

Spotlight | Madagascar
Energy, critical minerals: the disjointed future of Malagasy-French projects

Guinea
Chinese gold baron expected in Conakry

Guinea
Targeted by President Doumbouya, Falcon's graphite mining project in turmoil

Spotlight | Ethiopia
How miner KEFI Gold lobbied Addis Ababa to join Africa Finance Corp

In Focus | DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Guinea, Ivory Coast
Nimba Development Co in talks with Ivorian ports over Nimba iron

Spotlight | Namibia
From mines to oilfields, Australia's resource hunters dig into Namibia

DRC
US billionaire Erik Prince's firm hiring former French soldiers for security contract

Guinea
Despite registry freeze, little-known firm snags bauxite permit

Botswana
Two of HB Antwerp's cofounders shake diamond industry with resignation

Inner circles | Mali, South Africa
Barrick Gold boss Mark Bristow's close allies and African network

DRC
Westwin Elements looks beyond DRC for mining needs

Kenya
Frustration grows as Ruto's mining reboot falters

Cameroon
French firm Eosys bids to map natural resources

Kenya
AHG Metals' gold mining plan ruffles Turkana

Inner circles | DRC
The family closes ranks around Tshisekedi

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Mining

Cameroon Chinese operator eyes September for first iron ore shipment from Mbalam-Nabeba

Cameroon Decrepit rail network hampers Cameroon's mining projects

Niger Sopamin wins its arbitration against uranium trader Curzon

Botswana Businessman Bame Pule seeks government's good graces with local investments

Spotlight | Madagascar Energy, critical minerals: the disjointed future of Malagasy-French projects

Guinea Chinese gold baron expected in Conakry

Guinea Targeted by President Doumbouya, Falcon's graphite mining project in turmoil

Spotlight | Ethiopia How miner KEFI Gold lobbied Addis Ababa to join Africa Finance Corp

In Focus | DRC Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Guinea, Ivory Coast Nimba Development Co in talks with Ivorian ports over Nimba iron

Spotlight | Namibia From mines to oilfields, Australia's resource hunters dig into Namibia

DRC US billionaire Erik Prince's firm hiring former French soldiers for security contract

Guinea Despite registry freeze, little-known firm snags bauxite permit

Botswana Two of HB Antwerp's cofounders shake diamond industry with resignation

Inner circles | Mali, South Africa Barrick Gold boss Mark Bristow's close allies and African network

DRC Westwin Elements looks beyond DRC for mining needs

Kenya Frustration grows as Ruto's mining reboot falters

Cameroon French firm Eosys bids to map natural resources

Kenya AHG Metals' gold mining plan ruffles Turkana

Inner circles | DRC The family closes ranks around Tshisekedi

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Cameroon
Chinese operator eyes September for first iron ore shipment from Mbalam-Nabeba

Cameroon
Decrepit rail network hampers Cameroon's mining projects

Niger
Sopamin wins its arbitration against uranium trader Curzon

Botswana
Businessman Bame Pule seeks government's good graces with local investments

Spotlight | Madagascar
Energy, critical minerals: the disjointed future of Malagasy-French projects

Guinea
Chinese gold baron expected in Conakry

Guinea
Targeted by President Doumbouya, Falcon's graphite mining project in turmoil

Spotlight | Ethiopia
How miner KEFI Gold lobbied Addis Ababa to join Africa Finance Corp

In Focus | DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Guinea, Ivory Coast
Nimba Development Co in talks with Ivorian ports over Nimba iron

Spotlight | Namibia
From mines to oilfields, Australia's resource hunters dig into Namibia

DRC
US billionaire Erik Prince's firm hiring former French soldiers for security contract

Guinea
Despite registry freeze, little-known firm snags bauxite permit

Botswana
Two of HB Antwerp's cofounders shake diamond industry with resignation

Inner circles | Mali, South Africa
Barrick Gold boss Mark Bristow's close allies and African network

DRC
Westwin Elements looks beyond DRC for mining needs

Kenya
Frustration grows as Ruto's mining reboot falters

Cameroon
French firm Eosys bids to map natural resources

Kenya
AHG Metals' gold mining plan ruffles Turkana

Inner circles | DRC
The family closes ranks around Tshisekedi