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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.

Madagascar
NextSource Materials becomes hub for ex-Xstrata alumni

The Canadian junior that has been developing a graphite project in Madagascar for the past decade is fast becoming a landing pad for ex-managers of South African giant Xstrata, all thanks to its new chairman Sir Mick Davis.

Subscribers only Mining 20.07.2021

Botswana
Safari businessman and Masisi supporter Sean Sebele poised to invest in mining

Earlier this month, the owner and CEO of Botswana tour operator Inter-Tourism Group (ITG) Sean Sebele, who has a long-established career in the safari and guided tours business in Botswana, founded the company ITG Mining (on 4 July).

Subscribers only Mining 15.07.2021

Guinea
Adonis Pouroulis's go-to exploration consultancy Benzu Minerals takes a bet on cobalt

The mining company often called on for exploration work by companies belonging to businessman Adonis Pouroulis plans to start prospecting for cobalt in central Guinea.

Subscribers only Mining 05.07.2021

China, DRC, United States
How Washington pushed Tshisekedi to renegotiate Kabila's China contracts

The president's plans to revise all the contracts the DRC has signed with China were largely inspired by the United States.

Subscribers only Mining 25.06.2021

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi (left) during a meeting with Mike Pompeo, the Trump administration's Secretary of State in Washington, on 3 March 2020.

South Africa
Johannesburg gripped by vanadium fever

With vanadium prices constantly breaking new records, miners of this mineral in which South Africa is rich are striving with the blessing of Pretoria to win back a market share that has been lost to China in recent years.

Subscribers only Mining 25.06.2021

Mali
Firefinch goes full throttle to redevelop Morila Gold Mine

Australian lithium mining company Firefinch, which has made a high-speed sally into gold mining to take advantage of high gold prices, has called in Portuguese construction company Mota-Engil to help it boost operations at Mali's giant Morila Gold Mine.

Subscribers only Mining 21.06.2021

The Morila gold mine, situated in the Sikasso Region of Mali (South).

Africa
RBC Capital Markets is helping Lifezone to get mining's green revolution under way

Lifezone, a company developing technology to decarbonise the smelting of metals that it is already using at Sedibelo Platinum Mines in South Africa and Kabanga Nickel in Tanzania, has brought in RBC Capital Markets to help get new investors involved in its work.

Subscribers only Mining 16.06.2021

Zambia
Uptick in copper exploration followed by Rio Tinto, Anglo American and other majors

The rise in copper prices has lead to a reboot of exploration projects in Zambia from sector giants to juniors looking for a stockmarket listing, overshadowing the country's colossal debt and recent spat with Glencore and Vedanta.

Subscribers only Mining 15.06.2021

Malawi
Sovereign Metals hits new titanium jackpot

The Australian firm hit the jackpot with its discovery of a huge rutile deposit in Malawi. The find was yet another lucky strike for its chairman Ian Middlemas, who also runs the Apollo Group that controls Sovereign.

Subscribers only Mining 15.06.2021

Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa goes all out for Prospect Resources lithium launch

Harare is ready to pull out all the stops for the Australian firm's launch of production at its Arcadia lithium, success stories involving foreign mining investors being few and far between.

Subscribers only Mining 11.06.2021

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

DRC
Lubumbashi city council persists with controversial toll on copper transports

The bill to introduce a toll for entering Lubumbashi that sparked a public outcry in October has been presented again to transporters, who have decided to fight back.

Subscribers only Mining 07.06.2021

Angola
Cobalt Energy finally pays out to ex-shareholders

After years of legal wrangling, the marathon Cobalt International Energy saga is nearing an end.

Subscribers only Energy 04.06.2021

Burkina Faso
Industry knowledge wins over politics for top Bumigeb job

It is a mining expert and not a politician that will run Burkina Faso's mines and mining geology bureau, Bumigeb, which handles geological surveys of the country.

Subscribers only Mining 02.06.2021

Nicolas Kagambega will run Burkina Faso's mines and mining geology bureau, Bumigeb.

Sierra Leone
Government to flaunt mineral wealth in London, Dubai, and Moscow

After presenting the findings of a two-year study of the country's mining resources in Freetown, the Sierra Leone government now wants to tout this potential to the world's investors.

Subscribers only Mining 01.06.2021

West Africa
Robert Friedland, Barrick and other mining majors' 'non-core' assets sell like hotcakes

Junior mining companies listed in Canada or Australia are gobbling up West African gold projects identified by global industry leaders.

Subscribers only Mining 26.05.2021

DRC
Blair Institute delivers economic policy plan for Tshisekedi's new government

With two years left of his presidential term, Félix Tshisekedi wants to define the shape of the DRC's economic policy through to 2030 and the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change has drafted report to help with the task.

Subscribers only Business 26.05.2021

DRC
Lubumbashi slag heap locals fume over pollution

Residents who live near the lucrative Lubumbashi cobalt slag heap have complained to the governor of Haut-Katanga province about pollution from the fumes coming out of the plant on the site.

Subscribers only Mining 25.05.2021

Nigeria
Abuja names bigshot oil arbitrator to fight Shell over oil spill

Oil dispute expert Yas Banifatemi has been picked as the second member of the ICSID tribunal that will hear Nigeria's dispute with Shell over an oil spill in 1970.

Free access Energy 21.05.2021

French-Iranian arbitration specialist Yas Banifatemi.

South Africa
Allan Gray voices its support of Glencore

After three years of poor stock performance, Glencore's prices are on the rise. This is good news for South African investment giant Allan Gray. Glencore is one of its main investments and the fund ardently believes it is a good one.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 17.05.2021

Botswana
Vigor Group soaks up the sun in Gaborone

Botswana is becoming increasingly attractive to the solar energy sector and battery-metal mining juniors. Among the latest to be lured by its opportunities is Vigor Group, based in neighbouring Namibia.

Subscribers only Mining 11.05.2021

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Morocco
The incessant fall of flour milling company Forafric

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Battery Metals

Madagascar
NextSource Materials becomes hub for ex-Xstrata alumni

Botswana
Safari businessman and Masisi supporter Sean Sebele poised to invest in mining

Guinea
Adonis Pouroulis's go-to exploration consultancy Benzu Minerals takes a bet on cobalt

China, DRC, United States
How Washington pushed Tshisekedi to renegotiate Kabila's China contracts

South Africa
Johannesburg gripped by vanadium fever

Mali
Firefinch goes full throttle to redevelop Morila Gold Mine

Africa
RBC Capital Markets is helping Lifezone to get mining's green revolution under way

Zambia
Uptick in copper exploration followed by Rio Tinto, Anglo American and other majors

Malawi
Sovereign Metals hits new titanium jackpot

Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa goes all out for Prospect Resources lithium launch

DRC
Lubumbashi city council persists with controversial toll on copper transports

Angola
Cobalt Energy finally pays out to ex-shareholders

Burkina Faso
Industry knowledge wins over politics for top Bumigeb job

Sierra Leone
Government to flaunt mineral wealth in London, Dubai, and Moscow

West Africa
Robert Friedland, Barrick and other mining majors' 'non-core' assets sell like hotcakes

DRC
Blair Institute delivers economic policy plan for Tshisekedi's new government

DRC
Lubumbashi slag heap locals fume over pollution

Nigeria
Abuja names bigshot oil arbitrator to fight Shell over oil spill

South Africa
Allan Gray voices its support of Glencore

Botswana
Vigor Group soaks up the sun in Gaborone

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Morocco The incessant fall of flour milling company Forafric

DRC Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

African Union: the battle of the giants

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

Battery Metals

Madagascar NextSource Materials becomes hub for ex-Xstrata alumni

Botswana Safari businessman and Masisi supporter Sean Sebele poised to invest in mining

Guinea Adonis Pouroulis's go-to exploration consultancy Benzu Minerals takes a bet on cobalt

China, DRC, United States How Washington pushed Tshisekedi to renegotiate Kabila's China contracts

South Africa Johannesburg gripped by vanadium fever

Mali Firefinch goes full throttle to redevelop Morila Gold Mine

Africa RBC Capital Markets is helping Lifezone to get mining's green revolution under way

Zambia Uptick in copper exploration followed by Rio Tinto, Anglo American and other majors

Malawi Sovereign Metals hits new titanium jackpot

Zimbabwe Mnangagwa goes all out for Prospect Resources lithium launch

DRC Lubumbashi city council persists with controversial toll on copper transports

Angola Cobalt Energy finally pays out to ex-shareholders

Burkina Faso Industry knowledge wins over politics for top Bumigeb job

Sierra Leone Government to flaunt mineral wealth in London, Dubai, and Moscow

West Africa Robert Friedland, Barrick and other mining majors' 'non-core' assets sell like hotcakes

DRC Blair Institute delivers economic policy plan for Tshisekedi's new government

DRC Lubumbashi slag heap locals fume over pollution

Nigeria Abuja names bigshot oil arbitrator to fight Shell over oil spill

South Africa Allan Gray voices its support of Glencore

Botswana Vigor Group soaks up the sun in Gaborone

Refine your search

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Morocco
The incessant fall of flour milling company Forafric

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Madagascar
NextSource Materials becomes hub for ex-Xstrata alumni

Botswana
Safari businessman and Masisi supporter Sean Sebele poised to invest in mining

Guinea
Adonis Pouroulis's go-to exploration consultancy Benzu Minerals takes a bet on cobalt

China, DRC, United States
How Washington pushed Tshisekedi to renegotiate Kabila's China contracts

South Africa
Johannesburg gripped by vanadium fever

Mali
Firefinch goes full throttle to redevelop Morila Gold Mine

Africa
RBC Capital Markets is helping Lifezone to get mining's green revolution under way

Zambia
Uptick in copper exploration followed by Rio Tinto, Anglo American and other majors

Malawi
Sovereign Metals hits new titanium jackpot

Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa goes all out for Prospect Resources lithium launch

DRC
Lubumbashi city council persists with controversial toll on copper transports

Angola
Cobalt Energy finally pays out to ex-shareholders

Burkina Faso
Industry knowledge wins over politics for top Bumigeb job

Sierra Leone
Government to flaunt mineral wealth in London, Dubai, and Moscow

West Africa
Robert Friedland, Barrick and other mining majors' 'non-core' assets sell like hotcakes

DRC
Blair Institute delivers economic policy plan for Tshisekedi's new government

DRC
Lubumbashi slag heap locals fume over pollution

Nigeria
Abuja names bigshot oil arbitrator to fight Shell over oil spill

South Africa
Allan Gray voices its support of Glencore

Botswana
Vigor Group soaks up the sun in Gaborone