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Bauxite Gold Iron Diamonds Copper Cobalt Lithium Battery Metals The 3Ts Manganese Phosphates

Madagascar
Base Toliara seeks tax benefits and stability guarantees

Work on the $770m project will begin in 2026, but in the meantime the mining company is seeking special status under the Law on Large Mining Investments, which it considers more favourable to investors.

Subscribers only Mining 21.02.2025

Guinea
Bauxite: Bel Air sale to India's Rescom awaits Conakry's approval

Guinea wants to ensure the US company Orion, which is selling its shares in Bel Air, does not leave an environmental mess behind. Conakry will also expect the buyer to participate in a refinery project in the country.

Free access Mining 20.02.2025

South Africa
Mantashe's empty promises about new mining cadastre

Mineral Resources Gwede Mantashe’s officials believe they will not be able to meet the June 2025 deadline for South Africa's new online mining cadastre to come into service, despite the minister's claims that it will be ready on time.

Subscribers only Mining 19.02.2025

Transnet Port Terminal at Richards Bay, South Africa. © transnetportterminals.net

South Africa
Transnet seeks financing from Rio Tinto and Anglo American

South Africa's state-owned logistics group, in the absence of fresh public funding, is seeking help from its major mining customers exporting from Richards Bay and Saldanha. It wants them to finance the upgrading of its railways and port terminals in exchange for slashing their bills.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 12.02.2025

Rolls of aluminium foil. © Sébastien Bozon/AFP

Spotlight | Cameroon
Potential Alucam buyer plays wait-and-see

Eagle Eye is in talks with Yaoundé about a possible takeover of the state's aluminium company, which has been in the red for years. But the Singaporean investment firm remains cautious in the run-up to Cameroon's presidential election, and in the face of energy and logistical constraints.

Subscribers only Mining 11.02.2025

Minister of Mineral and Energy Bogolo Kenewendo with De Beers CEO Al Cook in Cape Town, South Africa, 3 February 2025. © Esa Alexander/Reuters

Botswana
Botswana Democratic Party takes government to task over new De Beers deal

The diamond giant, which has signed a partnership agreement with the new Botswanan government, has been accused by the former ruling party of dodging its tax obligations.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 10.02.2025

Tanzania
Frustrated miners hope to influence tax legislation

Two juniors, which are developing nickel and graphite projects with the support of the Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP for one, and the South Korean metallurgist Posco for the other, are completing financing to be able to start production.

Subscribers only Mining 17.02.2025

Central Africa, West Africa
African troubles contributed to CEO Bories' exit from French miner Eramet

Christel Bories had lofty ambitions for Africa when she took the Eramet helm in 2017. Yet she achieved few of them, and the French mining group is being challenged on its Gabonese and Senegalese sites.

Subscribers only Mining 03.02.2025

The CEO of the Eramet Group, Christel Bories, in Argentina, in July 2024.

Tanzania
Barrick Gold boosts ties with Tanzania as spat with Mali drags on

Barrick suffered a harsh tax audit under Tanzania's previous government, but now hopes to strengthen its activities in the country. Its return to grace there is a welcome boost for the Canadian giant, which suspended its operations in Mali after the ruling junta seized its gold.

Free access Mining 31.01.2025

South Africa
Pretoria prepares rescue plan for ArcelorMittal South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa and his ministers Parks Tau and Enoch Godongwana, who met Lakshmi Mittal in Davos, are mobilising two public funding agencies to try to prevent the recently announced closure of the company's long steel products plants.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 29.01.2025

An ArcelorMittal plant in Johannesburg, South Africa, 12 May 2022.

The New Guard
Sudan, DRC, Ivory Coast

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

SudanRahiem Shadad, protector of artists in exile

DRC Seasoned banker Gisèle Lutundula Putshu

Ivory CoastDjaria Traoré, head of ops at Endeavour Mining

Free access Finance, Mining, Business 22.01.2025

Spotlight | Southern Africa
Gemfields scales back emerald and ruby ambitions in southern Africa

The world leader in coloured gemstones has scaled back operations in Zambia and Mozambique after disappointing auctions. In Madagascar, the British group is no longer welcome in the sapphire sector after it brought a corruption case against an adviser to Andry Rajoelina.

Subscribers only Mining 21.01.2025

Gemfields CEO Sean Gilbertson at the African Mining Indaba 2022 conference in Cape Town, South Africa, 11 May 2022.

Morocco
Compagnie Minière de Touissit terminates Glencore contract

Shortly after the ousting of Luc Gérard Nyafé, the new management of the Compagnie Minière de Touissit, led by Abdellah Mouttaqi, reached an amicable agreement to end its exclusivity deal with the Swiss trader Glencore.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 21.01.2025

Botswana
Diamond trader HB Antwerp's charm offensive with President Boko

Worried about the future of their partnership with Gaborone, which was secretly negotiated with former president Mokgweetsi Masisi, the directors of HB Antwerp, who have not yet been able to meet the new head of state, are launching their media campaign in Gaborone.

Subscribers only Mining 17.01.2025

Botswanan President Duma Boko in Harare, Zimbabwe, 20 November 2024.

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Senegal
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Morocco
US-China trade war threatens Morocco's nascent battery industry

Mining

Madagascar
Base Toliara seeks tax benefits and stability guarantees

Guinea
Bauxite: Bel Air sale to India's Rescom awaits Conakry's approval

South Africa
Mantashe's empty promises about new mining cadastre

South Africa
Transnet seeks financing from Rio Tinto and Anglo American

Spotlight | Cameroon
Potential Alucam buyer plays wait-and-see

Botswana
Botswana Democratic Party takes government to task over new De Beers deal

Tanzania
Frustrated miners hope to influence tax legislation

Central Africa, West Africa
African troubles contributed to CEO Bories' exit from French miner Eramet

Tanzania
Barrick Gold boosts ties with Tanzania as spat with Mali drags on

South Africa
Pretoria prepares rescue plan for ArcelorMittal South Africa

The New Guard
Sudan, DRC, Ivory Coast

SudanRahiem Shadad, protector of artists in exile

DRC Seasoned banker Gisèle Lutundula Putshu

Ivory CoastDjaria Traoré, head of ops at Endeavour Mining

Spotlight | Southern Africa
Gemfields scales back emerald and ruby ambitions in southern Africa

Morocco
Compagnie Minière de Touissit terminates Glencore contract

Botswana
Diamond trader HB Antwerp's charm offensive with President Boko

DRC
Mines Minister Kizito Kapinga seeks closer ties with Republicans in US Congress

DRC
Sicomines wins $60m rebate claim

Niger
Conflict between Orano and Niamey flares up again

Senegal
Dakar struggles to respond as Eramet mineral sands project draws mounting opposition

Nigeria
Mines Minister Henry Dele Alake hampered by budgetary constraints

Madagascar
Former Rajoelina aide tiptoed back home two months ago

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Senegal Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Morocco US-China trade war threatens Morocco's nascent battery industry

Makhzen Inc. or the ever more prosperous business empire of Mohammed VI's entourage

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

Mining

Madagascar Base Toliara seeks tax benefits and stability guarantees

Guinea Bauxite: Bel Air sale to India's Rescom awaits Conakry's approval

South Africa Mantashe's empty promises about new mining cadastre

South Africa Transnet seeks financing from Rio Tinto and Anglo American

Spotlight | Cameroon Potential Alucam buyer plays wait-and-see

Botswana Botswana Democratic Party takes government to task over new De Beers deal

Tanzania Frustrated miners hope to influence tax legislation

Central Africa, West Africa African troubles contributed to CEO Bories' exit from French miner Eramet

Tanzania Barrick Gold boosts ties with Tanzania as spat with Mali drags on

South Africa Pretoria prepares rescue plan for ArcelorMittal South Africa

The New Guard Sudan, DRC, Ivory Coast

SudanRahiem Shadad, protector of artists in exile

DRC Seasoned banker Gisèle Lutundula Putshu

Ivory CoastDjaria Traoré, head of ops at Endeavour Mining

Spotlight | Southern Africa Gemfields scales back emerald and ruby ambitions in southern Africa

Morocco Compagnie Minière de Touissit terminates Glencore contract

Botswana Diamond trader HB Antwerp's charm offensive with President Boko

DRC Mines Minister Kizito Kapinga seeks closer ties with Republicans in US Congress

DRC Sicomines wins $60m rebate claim

Niger Conflict between Orano and Niamey flares up again

Senegal Dakar struggles to respond as Eramet mineral sands project draws mounting opposition

Nigeria Mines Minister Henry Dele Alake hampered by budgetary constraints

Madagascar Former Rajoelina aide tiptoed back home two months ago

The weekly summary

About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Senegal
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Morocco
US-China trade war threatens Morocco's nascent battery industry

Madagascar
Base Toliara seeks tax benefits and stability guarantees

Guinea
Bauxite: Bel Air sale to India's Rescom awaits Conakry's approval

South Africa
Mantashe's empty promises about new mining cadastre

South Africa
Transnet seeks financing from Rio Tinto and Anglo American

Spotlight | Cameroon
Potential Alucam buyer plays wait-and-see

Botswana
Botswana Democratic Party takes government to task over new De Beers deal

Tanzania
Frustrated miners hope to influence tax legislation

Central Africa, West Africa
African troubles contributed to CEO Bories' exit from French miner Eramet

Tanzania
Barrick Gold boosts ties with Tanzania as spat with Mali drags on

South Africa
Pretoria prepares rescue plan for ArcelorMittal South Africa

The New Guard
Sudan, DRC, Ivory Coast

Spotlight | Southern Africa
Gemfields scales back emerald and ruby ambitions in southern Africa

Morocco
Compagnie Minière de Touissit terminates Glencore contract

Botswana
Diamond trader HB Antwerp's charm offensive with President Boko

DRC
Mines Minister Kizito Kapinga seeks closer ties with Republicans in US Congress

DRC
Sicomines wins $60m rebate claim

Niger
Conflict between Orano and Niamey flares up again

Senegal
Dakar struggles to respond as Eramet mineral sands project draws mounting opposition

Nigeria
Mines Minister Henry Dele Alake hampered by budgetary constraints

Madagascar
Former Rajoelina aide tiptoed back home two months ago