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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.

DRC
EGC struggles to make cobalt comeback

Five months after the arrival of its new managing director, the Gecamines subsidiary has still not revived its partnership with trading giant Trafigura, nor has it signed an ore processing agreement with Buenassa, contrary to some reports.

Subscribers only Mining 20.10.2023

Liberia
Details of Liberia's secret deal with ArcelorMittal revealed

Africa Intelligence has gained access to the confidential deal which gives the global steel giant a virtual monopoly on iron ore in Liberia at the expense of Solway Mining.

Subscribers only Mining 06.10.2023

Spotlight | Zambia
China invests $1.3bn in the Copperbelt to safeguard its partnership with Lusaka

State-owned China Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Corp plans to invest heavily in its Zambian subsidiary, NFC Africa Mining, which operates the Chambishi Mine in northern Zambia. This investment is designed to preserve its special relationship with Lusaka.

Subscribers only Mining 04.10.2023

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during a state visit to China, 15 September 2023.

Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa transfers opaque statal mining assets to the sovereign fund

The president's 19 September decision to transfer 17 major government assets, including shares in Kuvimba, Defold and Hwange Colliery, to the Mutapa sovereign wealth fund has sparked general outcry in Harare. Moreover, the fund can now make foreign transactions without prior approval.

Subscribers only Finance, Mining 03.10.2023

Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Angola
Block 20: Petronas and TotalEnergies' honeymoon period continues in offshore

Attracted by the announcement that production will soon begin on Block 20, Petronas has acquired a 40% stake in the asset from French major TotalEnergies.

Subscribers only Energy 15.09.2023

Morocco
Miners spared by earthquake but active in recovery efforts

Aya and Managem's mines and factories in the Marrakech area have only suffered minor damage, as most of the sites are outside the regions worst affected by the earthquake that struck Morocco on 8 September.

Subscribers only Mining 15.09.2023

The mines and plants of the Aya and Managem groups did not suffer any major damage.

Africa
African states aim for united front in deep-sea mining talks

The failure of negotiations at the International Seabed Authority to produce an agreement on deep-sea mining rules has paved the way for exploration outside any legal framework. An African coalition hopes to influence the outcome of the talks to ensure the continent can benefit from these potential new riches.

Subscribers only Mining 06.09.2023

DRC, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia
Critical minerals: EU deepens ties with Windhoek and woos Kinshasa

The European Commission and Namibia have approved a raft of joint projects, 10 months after signing a framework cooperation agreement in mining and industry. In addition, the EU is also in talks with further countries.

Subscribers only Mining 31.08.2023

Zambia
Nomination of a new ambassador to Zambia raises questions

The former head of the French interior ministry's EU department Jean Mafart, who was identified in a 2022 media investigation, is conveniently poised to be appointed ambassador to Zambia.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.08.2023

The former director of European and international affairs at the Ministry of the Interior, Jean Mafart.

DRC
Future brightens for junior miner Tantalex

More than five years after embarking on mining exploration in the DR Congo, Canadian company Tantalex will be able to generate revenue for the first time in its existence.

Subscribers only Mining 21.08.2023

Spotlight | Mali
Government and miners clash over sector reform

Prior to the National Transitional Council's adoption of the mining code reform, Canadian mining giants established in the country fought until the last minute to get Bamako to change certain provisions.

Subscribers only Mining 17.08.2023

DRC
US Congress members to pay visit to Kinshasa

A delegation of US parliamentarians is expected in Kinshasa on 20 August.

Subscribers only Mining, Diplomacy 17.08.2023

DRC
Kazakh miner ERG clashes with presidential family in Lualaba

In June, the army conducted investigations to find out who is behind the artisanal diggers working on ERG's mining permits. The names of presidential family members and a cooperative belonging to Lualaba province's acting governor came up during on-site interviews.

Subscribers only Mining 28.07.2023

ERG CEO Benedikt Sobotka and Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi.

Ghana
Atlantic Lithium rejects Ewoyaa bid from Ghanaian mining fund

Atlantic Lithium rejects Ghana bid to up stake in Cape Coast lithium mining project, but Accra may have last word.

Subscribers only Mining 27.07.2023

Zimbabwe
Nigerian billionaire Benedict Peters wavers between platinum and lithium in Harare

The oil-and-gas tycoon's enthusiasm for a platinum mine development project in Maflox Claims has dampened since his arrival in Zimbabwe in 2019, a few months before Emmerson Mnangagwa's election. His local company Bravura has not stuck to the regulatory requirements nor its promises to the authorities to invest.

Subscribers only Mining 04.07.2023

Botswana
First Quantum's departure a setback for Sese coal-fired power station project

The Canadian giant has decided to pull out of the Sese mining and energy project in Botswana, which was to have supplied electricity to its Zambian mines. The aversion of shareholders and partners to this type of project with high CO2 emissions was behind the move.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining 28.06.2023

Cameroon
Phoenix Mining poised to start mining in November with Yaounde's backing

Backed by mines minister Fuh Calistus Gentry, the Nkamouna cobalt and nickel mining project is back on track. Sinohydro's engineers are set to be back at work at the future mine in four months' time, while Phoenix Mining is in talks with traders and refineries in Europe and North America.

Subscribers only Mining 27.06.2023

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa turns to the mining companies for fresh funds

As it struggles to balance its books despite record revenues last year, Kinshasa is looking to the mining sector to help it improve its finances. The government is using every means at its disposal, including a tax on exceptional profits and an increase in Chinese companies' royalty payments.

Subscribers only Mining 21.06.2023

President of the DRC Felix Tshisekedi, 4 February 2023.

Cameroon, DRC, Gabon
Eramet rethinks its African mining strategy

The French mining company run by Christel Bories has been revising its plans for expansion on the continent beyond its home base in Gabon, political uncertainty in Guinea, DRC and Burkina having prompted it to abandon its nickel, lithium and manganese ambitions there.

Free access Mining 09.06.2023

Spotlight | DRC, United States
Oklahoma cobalt refiner eyes DRC's natural resources

KaLeigh Long, a former lobbyist from Oklahoma, has turned her hand to refining battery metals. Her contacts within the Republican establishment have helped her raise funds to build a plant in her home state. And her connections in Kinshasa have enabled her to forge crucial links for sourcing ore.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 02.06.2023

Westwin Elements CEO KaLeigh Long at the Cobalt Congress 2023.

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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

DRC
EGC struggles to make cobalt comeback

Liberia
Details of Liberia's secret deal with ArcelorMittal revealed

Spotlight | Zambia
China invests $1.3bn in the Copperbelt to safeguard its partnership with Lusaka

Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa transfers opaque statal mining assets to the sovereign fund

Angola
Block 20: Petronas and TotalEnergies' honeymoon period continues in offshore

Morocco
Miners spared by earthquake but active in recovery efforts

Africa
African states aim for united front in deep-sea mining talks

DRC, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia
Critical minerals: EU deepens ties with Windhoek and woos Kinshasa

Zambia
Nomination of a new ambassador to Zambia raises questions

DRC
Future brightens for junior miner Tantalex

Spotlight | Mali
Government and miners clash over sector reform

DRC
US Congress members to pay visit to Kinshasa

DRC
Kazakh miner ERG clashes with presidential family in Lualaba

Ghana
Atlantic Lithium rejects Ewoyaa bid from Ghanaian mining fund

Zimbabwe
Nigerian billionaire Benedict Peters wavers between platinum and lithium in Harare

Botswana
First Quantum's departure a setback for Sese coal-fired power station project

Cameroon
Phoenix Mining poised to start mining in November with Yaounde's backing

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa turns to the mining companies for fresh funds

Cameroon, DRC, Gabon
Eramet rethinks its African mining strategy

Spotlight | DRC, United States
Oklahoma cobalt refiner eyes DRC's natural resources

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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?

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

Africa in the Russia-Ukraine war

East Africa's hotly contested coffee sector

Battery Metals

DRC EGC struggles to make cobalt comeback

Liberia Details of Liberia's secret deal with ArcelorMittal revealed

Spotlight | Zambia China invests $1.3bn in the Copperbelt to safeguard its partnership with Lusaka

Zimbabwe Mnangagwa transfers opaque statal mining assets to the sovereign fund

Angola Block 20: Petronas and TotalEnergies' honeymoon period continues in offshore

Morocco Miners spared by earthquake but active in recovery efforts

Africa African states aim for united front in deep-sea mining talks

DRC, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia Critical minerals: EU deepens ties with Windhoek and woos Kinshasa

Zambia Nomination of a new ambassador to Zambia raises questions

DRC Future brightens for junior miner Tantalex

Spotlight | Mali Government and miners clash over sector reform

DRC US Congress members to pay visit to Kinshasa

DRC Kazakh miner ERG clashes with presidential family in Lualaba

Ghana Atlantic Lithium rejects Ewoyaa bid from Ghanaian mining fund

Zimbabwe Nigerian billionaire Benedict Peters wavers between platinum and lithium in Harare

Botswana First Quantum's departure a setback for Sese coal-fired power station project

Cameroon Phoenix Mining poised to start mining in November with Yaounde's backing

Spotlight | DRC Kinshasa turns to the mining companies for fresh funds

Cameroon, DRC, Gabon Eramet rethinks its African mining strategy

Spotlight | DRC, United States Oklahoma cobalt refiner eyes DRC's natural resources

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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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?

DRC
EGC struggles to make cobalt comeback

Liberia
Details of Liberia's secret deal with ArcelorMittal revealed

Spotlight | Zambia
China invests $1.3bn in the Copperbelt to safeguard its partnership with Lusaka

Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa transfers opaque statal mining assets to the sovereign fund

Angola
Block 20: Petronas and TotalEnergies' honeymoon period continues in offshore

Morocco
Miners spared by earthquake but active in recovery efforts

Africa
African states aim for united front in deep-sea mining talks

DRC, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia
Critical minerals: EU deepens ties with Windhoek and woos Kinshasa

Zambia
Nomination of a new ambassador to Zambia raises questions

DRC
Future brightens for junior miner Tantalex

Spotlight | Mali
Government and miners clash over sector reform

DRC
US Congress members to pay visit to Kinshasa

DRC
Kazakh miner ERG clashes with presidential family in Lualaba

Ghana
Atlantic Lithium rejects Ewoyaa bid from Ghanaian mining fund

Zimbabwe
Nigerian billionaire Benedict Peters wavers between platinum and lithium in Harare

Botswana
First Quantum's departure a setback for Sese coal-fired power station project

Cameroon
Phoenix Mining poised to start mining in November with Yaounde's backing

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa turns to the mining companies for fresh funds

Cameroon, DRC, Gabon
Eramet rethinks its African mining strategy

Spotlight | DRC, United States
Oklahoma cobalt refiner eyes DRC's natural resources