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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.

Namibia
SWAPO contacts fail to help Deep-South renew copper permit

The ministry of mines has turned down the Canadian junior's request for a renewal of its Haib copper exploration permit despite lobbying by board members with long-running ties to senior SWAPO members.

Subscribers only Mining 30.06.2021

Spotlight | Sudan
Tidjani Thiam to Sébastien de Montessus: See you in court

The Chadian former foreign minister has reported La Mancha's ex-CEO to the police in Paris, alleging the company cheated him in a deal related to the Sudanese state-owned firm Ariab.

Subscribers only Mining 29.06.2021

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.

Botswana
Three Botswanan expats launch Ozi-Afric from Perth

Based in Western Australia, Botswanan mining sector veterans have set up three investment funds in their native country to operate as a bridge between the Perth and Gaborone mining communities.

Subscribers only Mining 24.06.2021

DRC, Zambia
Tshisekedi furious about Zambia-DRC road delay

Technical hitches and revenue-sharing concerns have set back construction on the Congolese side of a cross-border mining road. The delay is particularly unwelcome in Zambia, where a presidential election is just weeks away.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 23.06.2021

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

Botswana
Australia's Perenti consolidates grip on Botswana copper

The mining services group, which has a major presence in West African gold, has won a new contract worth almost $500m in the Botswana copper sector. This makes it the main contractor for the two largest copper projects in the region.

Subscribers only Mining 14.06.2021

DRC
GardaWorld picks ex-ambassador André Kapanga to break into Congo

To comply with Congolese legislation which requires subcontracting companies to team up with a local partner, Canadian security firm GardaWorld has hired former diplomat André Kapanga.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 11.06.2021

Botswana
2021 shaping up as year of Botswana copper

The Botswana Copperbelt, buoyed by the recent surge in copper prices, is on track to see 2021 become a milestone for the country's mining industry, which is underdeveloped despite the large quantities of ore in its subsoil.

Subscribers only Mining 10.06.2021

Sudan
Sun Peak Metals, blocked by Tigray conflict, targets Sudan mineral resources

The Canadian junior is unable to explore its gold, copper and zinc project in northern Ethiopia because of the conflict there. Its boss recently met with mining authorities in neighbouring Sudan, which is riding high after the lifting of US sanctions and good news from the recent Paris conference on African economies.

Subscribers only Mining 09.06.2021

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

Zambia
Lusaka lays out plan to reach one million tonnes of copper by 2024

When questioned recently in parliament as to why Zambia is failing to reach output of one million tonnes of copper each year, the country's Minister of Mines Richard Musukwa assured it would be achieved by 2024.

Subscribers only Mining 07.06.2021

Botswana
Ex-BCL execs mount joint mining comeback

State-run BCL's upper management did not lose time when the company went into liquidation back in 2016. Many of them have combined their skills and banded together to make it big in Botswanan mining.

Subscribers only Mining 03.06.2021

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.

Tanzania
Montero boss Tony Harwood brings back Och-Ziff case consultant for rare earths arbitration claim

Canadian company Montero Mining & Exploration has brought in SRK Consulting's Neal Rigby to assist it in its arbitration case against the Tanzanian state before ICSID.

Subscribers only Mining 02.06.2021

DRC, Libya, United States
Washington wraps up criminal action against Och-Ziff over Dan Gertler transaction

The criminal action brought by the US authorities in September 2016 against the New York hedge fund Och-Ziff Capital Management Group (renamed Sculptor Capital Management in 2019) for corrupting Congolese and Libyan public officials finally reached a conclusion on 13 May.

Subscribers only Mining 27.05.2021

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
How Tshisekedi jets around with no official planes of his own

After spending months tackling a political crisis at home and forming a new government, the head of state is now working on rebuilding his international ties. But with the presidential fleet grounded, Félix Tshisekedi has to rely on charter firms to get him around the world.

Subscribers only Politics 21.05.2021

President Félix Tshisekedi visited Paris on 17 May 2021.

DRC
Glencore close to settling tax dispute with Kinshasa

Congolese tax authorities and Glencore are currently in discussions over the hefty tax adjustment demanded for 2017 and 2018.

Subscribers only Mining 20.05.2021

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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?

Copper

Namibia
SWAPO contacts fail to help Deep-South renew copper permit

Spotlight | Sudan
Tidjani Thiam to Sébastien de Montessus: See you in court

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

Botswana
Three Botswanan expats launch Ozi-Afric from Perth

DRC, Zambia
Tshisekedi furious about Zambia-DRC road delay

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

Botswana
Australia's Perenti consolidates grip on Botswana copper

DRC
GardaWorld picks ex-ambassador André Kapanga to break into Congo

Botswana
2021 shaping up as year of Botswana copper

Sudan
Sun Peak Metals, blocked by Tigray conflict, targets Sudan mineral resources

DRC
Lubumbashi city council persists with controversial toll on copper transports

Zambia
Lusaka lays out plan to reach one million tonnes of copper by 2024

Botswana
Ex-BCL execs mount joint mining comeback

Burkina Faso
Industry knowledge wins over politics for top Bumigeb job

Tanzania
Montero boss Tony Harwood brings back Och-Ziff case consultant for rare earths arbitration claim

DRC, Libya, United States
Washington wraps up criminal action against Och-Ziff over Dan Gertler transaction

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

DRC
How Tshisekedi jets around with no official planes of his own

DRC
Glencore close to settling tax dispute with Kinshasa

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Copper

Namibia SWAPO contacts fail to help Deep-South renew copper permit

Spotlight | Sudan Tidjani Thiam to Sébastien de Montessus: See you in court

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

Botswana Three Botswanan expats launch Ozi-Afric from Perth

DRC, Zambia Tshisekedi furious about Zambia-DRC road delay

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

Botswana Australia's Perenti consolidates grip on Botswana copper

DRC GardaWorld picks ex-ambassador André Kapanga to break into Congo

Botswana 2021 shaping up as year of Botswana copper

Sudan Sun Peak Metals, blocked by Tigray conflict, targets Sudan mineral resources

DRC Lubumbashi city council persists with controversial toll on copper transports

Zambia Lusaka lays out plan to reach one million tonnes of copper by 2024

Botswana Ex-BCL execs mount joint mining comeback

Burkina Faso Industry knowledge wins over politics for top Bumigeb job

Tanzania Montero boss Tony Harwood brings back Och-Ziff case consultant for rare earths arbitration claim

DRC, Libya, United States Washington wraps up criminal action against Och-Ziff over Dan Gertler transaction

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

DRC How Tshisekedi jets around with no official planes of his own

DRC Glencore close to settling tax dispute with Kinshasa

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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?

Namibia
SWAPO contacts fail to help Deep-South renew copper permit

Spotlight | Sudan
Tidjani Thiam to Sébastien de Montessus: See you in court

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

Botswana
Three Botswanan expats launch Ozi-Afric from Perth

DRC, Zambia
Tshisekedi furious about Zambia-DRC road delay

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

Botswana
Australia's Perenti consolidates grip on Botswana copper

DRC
GardaWorld picks ex-ambassador André Kapanga to break into Congo

Botswana
2021 shaping up as year of Botswana copper

Sudan
Sun Peak Metals, blocked by Tigray conflict, targets Sudan mineral resources

DRC
Lubumbashi city council persists with controversial toll on copper transports

Zambia
Lusaka lays out plan to reach one million tonnes of copper by 2024

Botswana
Ex-BCL execs mount joint mining comeback

Burkina Faso
Industry knowledge wins over politics for top Bumigeb job

Tanzania
Montero boss Tony Harwood brings back Och-Ziff case consultant for rare earths arbitration claim

DRC, Libya, United States
Washington wraps up criminal action against Och-Ziff over Dan Gertler transaction

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

DRC
How Tshisekedi jets around with no official planes of his own

DRC
Glencore close to settling tax dispute with Kinshasa