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Copper

Copper plays a key role in the economies of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, and is produced throughout Africa, from Morocco in the north down to Botswana, Namibia and South Africa in the south and Uganda and Eritrea in the east.

DRC
Glencore and Kinshasa see eye to eye on tax dispute

Glencore and the Congolese administration have reportedly agreed to a tax adjustment via several agreements.

Subscribers only Mining 20.09.2021

DRC
Tensions at the top over Tenke Fungurume mine

Prime Minister Sama Lukonde Kyenge is furious that his government has no representation on the commission set up by the president's office to reassess the reserves of Tenke Fungurume Mining's copper mine.

Subscribers only Mining 17.09.2021

DRC
Lualaba interim governor lets ore trading posts flourish to keep the peace

Illegal ore trading posts have been springing up in Lualaba after Richard Muyej took leave and his deputy Fifi Masuka has opted to avoid tensions until her position is more secure.

Subscribers only Mining 09.09.2021

Lualaba vice governor Fifi Masuka Saini.

DRC
Financial watchdog digs into Gécamines-Evelyne contract

The General Inspectorate of Finance, whose boss, Jules Alingente, answers directly to the president, is investigating a deal struck between the state-owned miner and Evelyne Investissement, a firm set up by French national Elie Yohann Berros.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 07.09.2021

Namibia
Windhoek bets on sustainable mining future to lure foreign capital

The Namibian mining industry's annual conference demonstrated how ESG is at the core of Windhoek's mining development strategy. The private sector is very much on board in the bid to give the country an advantage over its African rivals.

Subscribers only Mining 06.09.2021

Inner circles | Botswana
Race for top job at De Beers diamond offshoot Debswana heats up

The De Beers-Botswana state JV, which represents a third of the country's GDP, is looking for a new boss and with the company in the process of renegotiating its diamond sales contract, the choice of CEO is tangled with political considerations.

Subscribers only Mining 03.09.2021

The Jwaneng diamond mine,operated by Debswana, a joint venture between De Beers and the Botswana government.

Zambia
Steptoe & Johnson wins First Quantum brief against Zambia after taking on two new recruits

US law firm Steptoe & Johnson, which is looking to expand its activities in Africa, has just scored a big success. It is to represent Kansanshi Mining, a subsidiary of Canadian mining giant First Quantum Minerals (FQM), in its arbitration case with the Zambian state.

Subscribers only Mining 02.09.2021

Botswana
British financier Michael McNeilly strengthens his position in the Copperbelt

As the first copper mines make their appearance in western Botswana, the number of would-be mining operators interested in the Kalahari Copperbelt is increasing. Among them, Michael McNeilly has already taken up a leading position.

Subscribers only Mining 27.08.2021

India, Zambia
India entices Zambia with low export rates

India's way of positioning itself as Zambia's alternative partner to China is not through big spending but cheaper production opportunities, although these do come with a few caveats.

Free access Business 25.08.2021

DRC
North and South Kivu inspired by Katanga's model for gold and 3T exports

The procedure for exporting minerals from North and South Kivu is an administrative headache, a situation that the DRC employers' federation believes leads to smuggling of gold and the 3Ts to its neighbours. The organisation is calling for the creation of a single exports processing station.

Subscribers only Mining 25.08.2021

Guinea
Turkish billionaire and Erdogan ally Ahmet Calik hones in on gold and iron

Lidya Madencilik, the Ahmet Calik-led company which set up in Guinea in late 2019 to explore the country's mining potential in partnership with the mines ministry, has given details of the areas it is most interested in developing.

Subscribers only Mining 24.08.2021

South Africa
Metorex wins battle against its ex-director of operations

Sacked in 2016 during a major restructuring of Metorex, a company owned by China's Jinchuan Group, its former director of operations Theunis de Bruyn had been seeking more substantial compensation from his ex-employer on the grounds that Chinese colleagues had been unfairly favoured for management posts.

Subscribers only Mining 29.07.2021

Namibia
Arcadia Minerals starts tantalum exploration in Raubex's shadow

The newcomer to mineral exploration in Namibia is run by serial entrepreneur Jurie Wessels and 27% owned by South African construction group Raubex, but this is not the first time they have worked together.

Subscribers only Mining 28.07.2021

DRC
Much ado over Glencore-owned Shabara mine

As Glencore prepares to reopen the Mutanda copper and cobalt mine, there are major tensions at its neighbouring Shabara mine, where NGOs are defending local diggers who are up against competition from informal Lebanese and Chinese operators.

Subscribers only Mining 23.07.2021

Somalia
Mining code: Mogadishu's uncertain message for attracting investors

In order to convince foreign miners to invest in the country's resources, the Somali government has promised that a specific code is being prepared to replace the one from 1984 - while also admitting that it does not know when it will be adopted.

Subscribers only Mining 19.07.2021

DRC
Glencore's US problems with its Katanga Mining subsidiary are finally over

The class action law suit in New Jersey between Glencore subsidiary Katanga Mining (which operates the DRC's Kamoto copper-cobalt mine) and a group of its minority shareholders closed on June 25.

Subscribers only Mining 19.07.2021

DRC
After knocking out Gertler, Pol Huart forges iron links with former MIBA boss

Now that a DRC court has affirmed the Belgian mining engineer's rights over three exploration permits contested by a Dan Gertler-linked company, he has teamed up with mining veteran Trudon Katende Muya to see what's in the ground there.

Subscribers only Mining 16.07.2021

Sudan
Gold boom brings back the miners

London-listed Pan African Resources, which already operates three gold mines in South Africa, has decided to turn to Sudan, a country rich in the yellow metal and now open to foreign investors. Companies from China, Iraq, and Armenia have also obtained permits from the authorities.

Subscribers only Mining 13.07.2021

DRC
Emery Mukendi's death sparks inheritance feud between family and Elite Law Firm

The winding up of the late Congolese lawyer Emery Mukendi's law firm has triggered a battle both in and out of court in the US and the DRC between his family and Elite Law Firm, an entity founded by several of his former partners.

Subscribers only Mining 08.07.2021

Lawyer Emery Mukendi Wafwana, who died in June 2020.

Mauritania
First Quantum primed for its second ICSID copper-related arbitration

The ICSID tribunal that will arbitrate between First Quantum and the Mauritanian state over disputed millions in unpaid taxes is now ready to start. The Canadian firm is also still locked in a battle before the international arbitration centre against Zambia over a separate copper mine.

Subscribers only Mining 06.07.2021

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Senegal
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Botswana, South Africa
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Copper

DRC
Glencore and Kinshasa see eye to eye on tax dispute

DRC
Tensions at the top over Tenke Fungurume mine

DRC
Lualaba interim governor lets ore trading posts flourish to keep the peace

DRC
Financial watchdog digs into Gécamines-Evelyne contract

Namibia
Windhoek bets on sustainable mining future to lure foreign capital

Inner circles | Botswana
Race for top job at De Beers diamond offshoot Debswana heats up

Zambia
Steptoe & Johnson wins First Quantum brief against Zambia after taking on two new recruits

Botswana
British financier Michael McNeilly strengthens his position in the Copperbelt

India, Zambia
India entices Zambia with low export rates

DRC
North and South Kivu inspired by Katanga's model for gold and 3T exports

Guinea
Turkish billionaire and Erdogan ally Ahmet Calik hones in on gold and iron

South Africa
Metorex wins battle against its ex-director of operations

Namibia
Arcadia Minerals starts tantalum exploration in Raubex's shadow

DRC
Much ado over Glencore-owned Shabara mine

Somalia
Mining code: Mogadishu's uncertain message for attracting investors

DRC
Glencore's US problems with its Katanga Mining subsidiary are finally over

DRC
After knocking out Gertler, Pol Huart forges iron links with former MIBA boss

Sudan
Gold boom brings back the miners

DRC
Emery Mukendi's death sparks inheritance feud between family and Elite Law Firm

Mauritania
First Quantum primed for its second ICSID copper-related arbitration

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West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

Africa in the Russia-Ukraine war

East Africa's hotly contested coffee sector

Copper

DRC Glencore and Kinshasa see eye to eye on tax dispute

DRC Tensions at the top over Tenke Fungurume mine

DRC Lualaba interim governor lets ore trading posts flourish to keep the peace

DRC Financial watchdog digs into Gécamines-Evelyne contract

Namibia Windhoek bets on sustainable mining future to lure foreign capital

Inner circles | Botswana Race for top job at De Beers diamond offshoot Debswana heats up

Zambia Steptoe & Johnson wins First Quantum brief against Zambia after taking on two new recruits

Botswana British financier Michael McNeilly strengthens his position in the Copperbelt

India, Zambia India entices Zambia with low export rates

DRC North and South Kivu inspired by Katanga's model for gold and 3T exports

Guinea Turkish billionaire and Erdogan ally Ahmet Calik hones in on gold and iron

South Africa Metorex wins battle against its ex-director of operations

Namibia Arcadia Minerals starts tantalum exploration in Raubex's shadow

DRC Much ado over Glencore-owned Shabara mine

Somalia Mining code: Mogadishu's uncertain message for attracting investors

DRC Glencore's US problems with its Katanga Mining subsidiary are finally over

DRC After knocking out Gertler, Pol Huart forges iron links with former MIBA boss

Sudan Gold boom brings back the miners

DRC Emery Mukendi's death sparks inheritance feud between family and Elite Law Firm

Mauritania First Quantum primed for its second ICSID copper-related arbitration

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About Africa Intelligence

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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?

DRC
Glencore and Kinshasa see eye to eye on tax dispute

DRC
Tensions at the top over Tenke Fungurume mine

DRC
Lualaba interim governor lets ore trading posts flourish to keep the peace

DRC
Financial watchdog digs into Gécamines-Evelyne contract

Namibia
Windhoek bets on sustainable mining future to lure foreign capital

Inner circles | Botswana
Race for top job at De Beers diamond offshoot Debswana heats up

Zambia
Steptoe & Johnson wins First Quantum brief against Zambia after taking on two new recruits

Botswana
British financier Michael McNeilly strengthens his position in the Copperbelt

India, Zambia
India entices Zambia with low export rates

DRC
North and South Kivu inspired by Katanga's model for gold and 3T exports

Guinea
Turkish billionaire and Erdogan ally Ahmet Calik hones in on gold and iron

South Africa
Metorex wins battle against its ex-director of operations

Namibia
Arcadia Minerals starts tantalum exploration in Raubex's shadow

DRC
Much ado over Glencore-owned Shabara mine

Somalia
Mining code: Mogadishu's uncertain message for attracting investors

DRC
Glencore's US problems with its Katanga Mining subsidiary are finally over

DRC
After knocking out Gertler, Pol Huart forges iron links with former MIBA boss

Sudan
Gold boom brings back the miners

DRC
Emery Mukendi's death sparks inheritance feud between family and Elite Law Firm

Mauritania
First Quantum primed for its second ICSID copper-related arbitration