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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
DRC mines minister N'Samba Kalambayi turning to Japan

DRC sent its mines minister and a Tshisekedi adviser to Japan seeking partners to bolster Congolese mining exploration.

Subscribers only Mining 20.02.2023

Ethiopia
Exploration junior Abyssinian Metals hires Washington lawyers

Australian exploration company Abyssinian Metals hired US law firm Marcus G. Faust PC on 12 January. The company could be looking for an exit strategy for its operations in Ethiopia, where it has faced a number of hurdles.

Subscribers only Mining 01.02.2023

DRC
Kinshasa blocks Sicomines imports to force contract review

The state auditor is stepping up pressure on the miner owned by China and DRC in the hope of forcing the initial 2008 deal between Kinshasa and Beijing to be renegotiated.

Subscribers only Mining 19.01.2023

In Focus | Saudi Arabia, South Africa
Energy lobbyist NJ Ayuk smooths relations between Pretoria and Riyadh

South Africa has never been one of Saudi Arabia's trade priorities, except for armaments. But energy matters and rare metals seem to have sparked a paradigm shift. The kingdom is now conducting a charm offensive in the country and promising major investments.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 09.01.2023

The Cameroonian NJ Ayuk, champion of African oil, plays matchmaker between Saudi Arabia and South Africa.

Madagascar
Ambatovy fine-tunes its industrial strategy

The Malagasy mining and industrial consortium wants to make the most of its upturn in profits from rising global nickel and copper prices. It has spoken with the ministry of industry and trade to learn of the terms required for building a new refinery.

Subscribers only Mining 09.01.2023

Morocco
Managem and Glencore fine-tune recycled cobalt project

In a bid to improve its image, the Swiss raw materials giant Glencore has teamed up with Morocco's Managem to produce 1,200 tonnes of recycled cobalt.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 03.01.2023

Zimbabwe
US sanctions hamper Obey Chimuka's mining ambitions

Washington has placed sanctions on the Fossil Group boss and close associate of local magnate Kuda Tagwirei. The projects of the companies he is involved in, including the platinum project of Great Dyke Investments, will now have a hard time finding investors.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 23.12.2022

United States, Zambia
President Hichilema pampered by Biden administration in Washington

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has been lauded for reforms aimed at turning his country around and has won US support on several fronts. In exchange, Washington wants to secure a supply line for electric vehicle batteries.

Subscribers only Finance, Mining, Diplomacy 20.12.2022

President of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema at the US Capitol, Washington, DC, 13 December 2022.

Niger, Tunisia
Bazoum does solar business with Mohamed Ayachi Ajroudi

The Nigerien president and the boss of Power Invest Mediterranean are negotiating several major electricity generation projects.

Subscribers only Energy 15.12.2022

Mohamed Ayachi Ajroudi, at his home in Tunisia's coastal town of Hammamet on the 22 September 2020.

DRC
Senior presidency official facilitated controversial Cominière share sale

A company belonging to the chief of staff of the president's security adviser played a key behind-the-scenes role in selling a state mining firm's stake in a joint venture to a Chinese firm. The financial watchdog has lambasted the transaction.

Free access Mining, Politics 13.12.2022

DRC
Probe into Sodimico deal with US rapper Akon's firm

A deposit deemed exhausted, a company dissolved in Wyoming, and commitments never fulfilled: the DRC's finance inspectorate is taking a close look at the US rapper Akon's adventures in the mines of Haut-Katanga province.

Subscribers only Mining 08.12.2022

Mozambique, South Africa
Makole Group invests in graphite in Cabo Delgado

The South African firm has partnered with Brazilian-Portuguese businessman to look for the crystalline form of carbon in a province fraught with considerable security risks.

Subscribers only Mining 06.12.2022

Inner circles | DRC
Gécamines boss Kaputo Kalubi stymied by political interference

The close political and financial scrutiny of the DRC's state-owned mining firm is hobbling its efforts to develop Katanga's natural resources, and its new management team has been unable to carry out the necessary restructuring.

Subscribers only Mining 02.12.2022

Gécamines headquarters in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo, on the 16th January 2021.

Angola, DRC
Trafigura and Vecturis get to work on relaunch of Kolwezi-Lobito rail freight corridor

The Swiss trading giant and its Belgian rail partner, which now hold the concession for operation of the line, are discussing with mining and logistics groups, as well as shipping companies.

Free access Infrastructure, Mining, Commodity traders, Central Africa 29.11.2022

Madagascar
New mining code project sparks political and economic wrangling

The new text, an electoral promise of Andry Rajoelina, would significantly increase taxation in the sector in Madagascar. It is due to go through cabinet shortly, but is bitterly contested within the government and is likely to spark an outcry from the Chamber of Mines.

Subscribers only Mining 24.11.2022

Botswana
Interest in Makgadikgadi lithium surges

Mining investors have been looking to Africa's largest salt flat, the Makgadikgadi Pan in north-eastern Botswana, for its untapped lithium potential. Gaborone has issued several exploration permits to newcomers in recent months.

Subscribers only Mining 23.11.2022

Inner circles | Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa steps up pressure on ZMDC as general election looms

The Zimbabwean president is banking on the ZMDC, which he has radically overhauled, to get the country's stalled extractive sector moving again. The state-owned company, which manages the state's mining portfolio, is central to his government's economic strategy for winning the 2023 general election.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 18.11.2022

Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Botswana, Namibia
Ralph Muyamba shakes suspicions in Windhoek to start afresh in Gaborone

The former ministry of mines adviser at the heart of a corruption scandal in the Namibian government has created a mining exploration firm in Botswana. He set the business up with his brother, already an active mining investor in Namibia.

Subscribers only Mining 15.11.2022

Morocco
Canadian Benoît La Salle plans to shake up Morocco mining sector

The Aya Gold & Silver boss plans to invest $140m to quintuple production at his Zgounder silver mine by 2024. He is continuing his exploration campaigns, hoping to make discoveries that will attract other Canadian juniors to Morocco, as he did in Burkina Faso.

Subscribers only Mining 09.11.2022

Namibia
Young mining baron Lisias Pius sees big opportunities in Namibian lithium

The man driving Australian firm Arcadia Mineral's Namibian activities, Lisias Pius, is continuing to expand his portfolio of lithium permits in the country at a time of growing global demand.

Subscribers only Mining 01.11.2022

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Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Battery Metals

DRC
DRC mines minister N'Samba Kalambayi turning to Japan

Ethiopia
Exploration junior Abyssinian Metals hires Washington lawyers

DRC
Kinshasa blocks Sicomines imports to force contract review

In Focus | Saudi Arabia, South Africa
Energy lobbyist NJ Ayuk smooths relations between Pretoria and Riyadh

Madagascar
Ambatovy fine-tunes its industrial strategy

Morocco
Managem and Glencore fine-tune recycled cobalt project

Zimbabwe
US sanctions hamper Obey Chimuka's mining ambitions

United States, Zambia
President Hichilema pampered by Biden administration in Washington

Niger, Tunisia
Bazoum does solar business with Mohamed Ayachi Ajroudi

DRC
Senior presidency official facilitated controversial Cominière share sale

DRC
Probe into Sodimico deal with US rapper Akon's firm

Mozambique, South Africa
Makole Group invests in graphite in Cabo Delgado

Inner circles | DRC
Gécamines boss Kaputo Kalubi stymied by political interference

Angola, DRC
Trafigura and Vecturis get to work on relaunch of Kolwezi-Lobito rail freight corridor

Madagascar
New mining code project sparks political and economic wrangling

Botswana
Interest in Makgadikgadi lithium surges

Inner circles | Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa steps up pressure on ZMDC as general election looms

Botswana, Namibia
Ralph Muyamba shakes suspicions in Windhoek to start afresh in Gaborone

Morocco
Canadian Benoît La Salle plans to shake up Morocco mining sector

Namibia
Young mining baron Lisias Pius sees big opportunities in Namibian lithium

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Nigeria The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

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

Simandou, Nimba and Zogota: the long and difficult road to the start of iron ore production

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

Battery Metals

DRC DRC mines minister N'Samba Kalambayi turning to Japan

Ethiopia Exploration junior Abyssinian Metals hires Washington lawyers

DRC Kinshasa blocks Sicomines imports to force contract review

In Focus | Saudi Arabia, South Africa Energy lobbyist NJ Ayuk smooths relations between Pretoria and Riyadh

Madagascar Ambatovy fine-tunes its industrial strategy

Morocco Managem and Glencore fine-tune recycled cobalt project

Zimbabwe US sanctions hamper Obey Chimuka's mining ambitions

United States, Zambia President Hichilema pampered by Biden administration in Washington

Niger, Tunisia Bazoum does solar business with Mohamed Ayachi Ajroudi

DRC Senior presidency official facilitated controversial Cominière share sale

DRC Probe into Sodimico deal with US rapper Akon's firm

Mozambique, South Africa Makole Group invests in graphite in Cabo Delgado

Inner circles | DRC Gécamines boss Kaputo Kalubi stymied by political interference

Angola, DRC Trafigura and Vecturis get to work on relaunch of Kolwezi-Lobito rail freight corridor

Madagascar New mining code project sparks political and economic wrangling

Botswana Interest in Makgadikgadi lithium surges

Inner circles | Zimbabwe Mnangagwa steps up pressure on ZMDC as general election looms

Botswana, Namibia Ralph Muyamba shakes suspicions in Windhoek to start afresh in Gaborone

Morocco Canadian Benoît La Salle plans to shake up Morocco mining sector

Namibia Young mining baron Lisias Pius sees big opportunities in Namibian lithium

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

DRC
DRC mines minister N'Samba Kalambayi turning to Japan

Ethiopia
Exploration junior Abyssinian Metals hires Washington lawyers

DRC
Kinshasa blocks Sicomines imports to force contract review

In Focus | Saudi Arabia, South Africa
Energy lobbyist NJ Ayuk smooths relations between Pretoria and Riyadh

Madagascar
Ambatovy fine-tunes its industrial strategy

Morocco
Managem and Glencore fine-tune recycled cobalt project

Zimbabwe
US sanctions hamper Obey Chimuka's mining ambitions

United States, Zambia
President Hichilema pampered by Biden administration in Washington

Niger, Tunisia
Bazoum does solar business with Mohamed Ayachi Ajroudi

DRC
Senior presidency official facilitated controversial Cominière share sale

DRC
Probe into Sodimico deal with US rapper Akon's firm

Mozambique, South Africa
Makole Group invests in graphite in Cabo Delgado

Inner circles | DRC
Gécamines boss Kaputo Kalubi stymied by political interference

Angola, DRC
Trafigura and Vecturis get to work on relaunch of Kolwezi-Lobito rail freight corridor

Madagascar
New mining code project sparks political and economic wrangling

Botswana
Interest in Makgadikgadi lithium surges

Inner circles | Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa steps up pressure on ZMDC as general election looms

Botswana, Namibia
Ralph Muyamba shakes suspicions in Windhoek to start afresh in Gaborone

Morocco
Canadian Benoît La Salle plans to shake up Morocco mining sector

Namibia
Young mining baron Lisias Pius sees big opportunities in Namibian lithium