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Battery Metals

Lithium, cobalt, graphite, vanadium and nickel, of which Africa boasts large reserves, are highly sought after for their capacity to store energy as batteries.

Africa, European Union
Juniors see European Raw Materials Alliance as gateway to growth

Most players in Africa's battery metals and rare-earth minerals are banking on Asian demand, but some smaller firms are looking to the European Union and are playing by Brussels' rules by joining the European Raw Materials Alliance.

Subscribers only Mining 12.04.2021

Southern Africa
Buoyed by Elon Musk, southern Africa readies for nickel rush

Southern Africa's nickel miners are in the starting blocks after billionaire Elon Musk recently voiced concerns that supply may not match a future boom in electric batteries.

Subscribers only Mining 06.04.2021

DRC
General John Numbi's swift business with Katanga miners

While still an officer in the Congolese army, General John Numbi provided security via his firm Miketo SARL to several mines.

Subscribers only Mining 23.03.2021

Guinea, Liberia
Conakry, Monrovia teams to resume talks on iron exports via Liberia rail line

Talks between Conakry and Monrovia on transporting Guinean ore via the Liberian port of Buchanan are to be relaunched this month after a lengthy delay due to Covid-19. They will be steered by two top government officials.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 17.03.2021

Angola, DRC, Zambia
CNMC and Erik Prince wholeheartedly believe in Lobito corridor

The Chinese conglomerate CNMC and private security magnate Erik Prince have signed a partnership to facilitate the transport of ore extracted in the DRC-Zambia Copperbelt to the Angolan port of Lobito via a corridor that is not yet fully operational.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 08.03.2021

China, DRC
Beijing beckons to Tshisekedi

Xi Jinping's regime has invited the Congolese head of state to visit Beijing later this spring to discuss economic cooperation between the two countries. The invitation comes as Washington, which has made a dramatic return to the DRC since the election of Felix Tshisekedi, is closely scrutinizing Chinese activity in the country.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.03.2021

Inner circles | Burkina Faso, West Africa
Which of his many connections is Idrissa Nassa calling on to boost business?

The Burkinabe businessman Idrissa Nassa wants to make his investment holding company Coris one of the driving forces behind the development of west Africa's economies, largely through mining, and has a network of entrepreneurs and contacts close to power to help him do it.

Subscribers only Finance, Mining, Business 01.03.2021

Spotlight | DRC, Southern Africa
Copperbelt mineral exports dry up after hike in cross-border tolls

Several haulage companies have stopped exporting minerals mined in the DRC and are restricting themselves to transport operations within the country, claiming that tolls imposed when crossing into Zambia are prohibitively high.

Subscribers only Mining 26.02.2021

Ivory Coast
Guggenheim clan want greater share of country's mines

The wealthy American Guggenheim family has applied for new exploration permits in Ivory Coast, this time adding other minerals to its coltan activities. But the Ivorian government has still not granted its previous applications.

Subscribers only Mining 23.02.2021

South Africa
Mineral Commodities remains haplessly bogged down in heavy sands of Xolobeni

A South African court ruling that has found Mineral Commodities guilty of attempting to silence environmental campaigners is further hindering the firm's efforts to find buyers for its heavy mineral sands project.

Subscribers only Mining 19.02.2021

Zambia
Sinomine finally starts producing key minerals for Chinese industry

Chinese public sector company Sinomine, which has until now provided geological, engineering and logistics services to other mining firms, has just begun producing copper in Zambia on its own account for the needs of Chinese industry.

Subscribers only Mining 19.02.2021

Botswana
BCL buyer, Canada's Premium Nickel Resources leverages local expertise to settle into Gaborone

Chosen by Gaborone to take over the state's fallen copper and nickel star BCL, which went into liquidation in 2016, Canadian group Premium Nickel Resources has called on a local duo to structure what will be its first foray into the country.

Subscribers only Mining 18.02.2021

DRC
Spotlight on Telf, the trader of colbalt from Metalkol, where Gertler owns royalties

The Swiss trading company Telf that has reached an agreement with Eurasian Resources Group to market cobalt produced at the Metalkol plant in DRC actually helps out the Kazakh group for most of its trading activities.

Subscribers only Mining 16.02.2021

DRC
TFM criticised for ties with chieftain Godefroid Munongo

People living near the Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mine esteem that the Chinese operator of the site is not paying the sums they are due because of a deal made with the influential tribal leader Godefroid Munongo.

Subscribers only Mining 10.02.2021

Tanzania
Smedvig and von Christierson bet on Barrick and Glencore's former project Kabanga Nickel

Norwegian multi-millionaire Peter Smedvig and South African art collector Chris von Christierson recently bought the Kabanga Nickel project in Tanzania, along with their partner Keith Liddell. The acquisition is the latest of their investments in battery metals.

Subscribers only Mining 05.02.2021

Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa's tax gift to mining magnate Tagwirei

The magnate Kuda Tagwirei, who is an advisor to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has been granted a substantial tax exemption on one of his mining companies. He is already suspected of being the éminence grise behind Harare's new parastatal, Kuvimba Mining House.

Subscribers only Mining 04.02.2021

Gabon
Mohammed VI's mining arm Managem weighs options for path forward in Gabon

As it updates the feasibility study for its Gabonese gold project Etéké, the Moroccan miner Managem is also considering whether to continue with the project or look for an exploration partner.

Subscribers only Mining 26.01.2021

DRC, Zambia
Jinchuan finally makes money from Chibuluma copper, gets green light for Musonoi

Jinchuan has found a way to make its Chibuluma copper mine in Zambia generate income again, after years of losses. It has also obtained a loan of $350m to develop Musonoi mine in the DRC.

Subscribers only Mining 22.01.2021

DRC
Google may be added to class action over child labour in mines

Terry Collingsworth, representing plaintiffs who accuse US tech firms of faciltiating child labour in mines, has accepted the arguments of Hogan Lovells, the law firm representing Alphabet, which state that as it is simply Google's parent company, it is not directly responsible for the activities of its subsidiary.

Subscribers only Mining 18.01.2021

Africa, Europe
Rare Earth Advisory surfs the corporate responsibility wave

In existence for barely a year, the ESG consultancy to the mining industry Rare Earth Advisory already boasts several heavyweights of the European finance sector among its clients and has been taking advantage of the increasing pressure from Brussels on European companies to ensure their mining supply chains comply with ethical standards.

Subscribers only Mining 14.01.2021

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Battery Metals

Africa, European Union
Juniors see European Raw Materials Alliance as gateway to growth

Southern Africa
Buoyed by Elon Musk, southern Africa readies for nickel rush

DRC
General John Numbi's swift business with Katanga miners

Guinea, Liberia
Conakry, Monrovia teams to resume talks on iron exports via Liberia rail line

Angola, DRC, Zambia
CNMC and Erik Prince wholeheartedly believe in Lobito corridor

China, DRC
Beijing beckons to Tshisekedi

Inner circles | Burkina Faso, West Africa
Which of his many connections is Idrissa Nassa calling on to boost business?

Spotlight | DRC, Southern Africa
Copperbelt mineral exports dry up after hike in cross-border tolls

Ivory Coast
Guggenheim clan want greater share of country's mines

South Africa
Mineral Commodities remains haplessly bogged down in heavy sands of Xolobeni

Zambia
Sinomine finally starts producing key minerals for Chinese industry

Botswana
BCL buyer, Canada's Premium Nickel Resources leverages local expertise to settle into Gaborone

DRC
Spotlight on Telf, the trader of colbalt from Metalkol, where Gertler owns royalties

DRC
TFM criticised for ties with chieftain Godefroid Munongo

Tanzania
Smedvig and von Christierson bet on Barrick and Glencore's former project Kabanga Nickel

Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa's tax gift to mining magnate Tagwirei

Gabon
Mohammed VI's mining arm Managem weighs options for path forward in Gabon

DRC, Zambia
Jinchuan finally makes money from Chibuluma copper, gets green light for Musonoi

DRC
Google may be added to class action over child labour in mines

Africa, Europe
Rare Earth Advisory surfs the corporate responsibility wave

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Battery Metals

Africa, European Union Juniors see European Raw Materials Alliance as gateway to growth

Southern Africa Buoyed by Elon Musk, southern Africa readies for nickel rush

DRC General John Numbi's swift business with Katanga miners

Guinea, Liberia Conakry, Monrovia teams to resume talks on iron exports via Liberia rail line

Angola, DRC, Zambia CNMC and Erik Prince wholeheartedly believe in Lobito corridor

China, DRC Beijing beckons to Tshisekedi

Inner circles | Burkina Faso, West Africa Which of his many connections is Idrissa Nassa calling on to boost business?

Spotlight | DRC, Southern Africa Copperbelt mineral exports dry up after hike in cross-border tolls

Ivory Coast Guggenheim clan want greater share of country's mines

South Africa Mineral Commodities remains haplessly bogged down in heavy sands of Xolobeni

Zambia Sinomine finally starts producing key minerals for Chinese industry

Botswana BCL buyer, Canada's Premium Nickel Resources leverages local expertise to settle into Gaborone

DRC Spotlight on Telf, the trader of colbalt from Metalkol, where Gertler owns royalties

DRC TFM criticised for ties with chieftain Godefroid Munongo

Tanzania Smedvig and von Christierson bet on Barrick and Glencore's former project Kabanga Nickel

Zimbabwe Mnangagwa's tax gift to mining magnate Tagwirei

Gabon Mohammed VI's mining arm Managem weighs options for path forward in Gabon

DRC, Zambia Jinchuan finally makes money from Chibuluma copper, gets green light for Musonoi

DRC Google may be added to class action over child labour in mines

Africa, Europe Rare Earth Advisory surfs the corporate responsibility wave

Refine your search

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Africa, European Union
Juniors see European Raw Materials Alliance as gateway to growth

Southern Africa
Buoyed by Elon Musk, southern Africa readies for nickel rush

DRC
General John Numbi's swift business with Katanga miners

Guinea, Liberia
Conakry, Monrovia teams to resume talks on iron exports via Liberia rail line

Angola, DRC, Zambia
CNMC and Erik Prince wholeheartedly believe in Lobito corridor

China, DRC
Beijing beckons to Tshisekedi

Inner circles | Burkina Faso, West Africa
Which of his many connections is Idrissa Nassa calling on to boost business?

Spotlight | DRC, Southern Africa
Copperbelt mineral exports dry up after hike in cross-border tolls

Ivory Coast
Guggenheim clan want greater share of country's mines

South Africa
Mineral Commodities remains haplessly bogged down in heavy sands of Xolobeni

Zambia
Sinomine finally starts producing key minerals for Chinese industry

Botswana
BCL buyer, Canada's Premium Nickel Resources leverages local expertise to settle into Gaborone

DRC
Spotlight on Telf, the trader of colbalt from Metalkol, where Gertler owns royalties

DRC
TFM criticised for ties with chieftain Godefroid Munongo

Tanzania
Smedvig and von Christierson bet on Barrick and Glencore's former project Kabanga Nickel

Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa's tax gift to mining magnate Tagwirei

Gabon
Mohammed VI's mining arm Managem weighs options for path forward in Gabon

DRC, Zambia
Jinchuan finally makes money from Chibuluma copper, gets green light for Musonoi

DRC
Google may be added to class action over child labour in mines

Africa, Europe
Rare Earth Advisory surfs the corporate responsibility wave