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Diamonds

Diamonds, the most valuable natural material, are a key source of revenue for Southern Africa, while being at the centre of political and ethical issues through the continent.

Senegal
Gaby Peretz steals the limelight at Dakar air show

Israeli military equipment broker Gaby Peretz, a supplier and funder to the Senegalese army, took centre stage at the first Africa Airforce Forum, which was held in Dakar.

Subscribers only Defence 07.11.2022

Botswana
Kimberley Process set for stormy session in Gaborone

The upcoming Kimberley Process plenary session is set to be dominated by the question of whether Russian precious stones should now be classed as "conflict diamonds", and by Botswana's bid to host the organisation's future permanent secretariat.

Subscribers only Mining, Diplomacy 31.10.2022

Namibia
Andreas Palfi advises Canadian miner Metalex in Namibia project

Namibian consultant Andreas Palfi is advising Canadian mining firm Metalex in its bid for four exploration permits in the 'Otavia triangle' in the north of the country.

Subscribers only Mining 26.10.2022

Central African Republic, Rwanda
Vogueroc spearheads Rwanda's CAR mining adventure

The Central African cabinet has green-lighted a request by Vogueroc, a Rwandan mining firm founded in 2021, to prospect at five sites in the country. The company is run by a former Crystal Ventures executive.

Subscribers only Mining 21.10.2022

Zimbabwe
Chiadzwa diamonds inches towards conclusion

After over six years of legal wrangling, the $375m legal dispute between state-owned miner ZMDC and its former partner in the Chiadzwa diamond field could soon be settled. Zimbabwe's courts want to see the case closed.

Subscribers only Mining 17.10.2022

Lesotho
Sam Matekane caught between politics and business

Sam Matekane, who has emerged victorious from the general election, is also a well-known businessman in Lesotho. His political ambitions raise questions for his Western mining partners, while the numerous public sector contracts he won during the previous parliament raise the risk of a conflict of interest as he looks set to go into government.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 14.10.2022

Millionaire Sam Matekane winner of the Lesotho general elections.

South Africa
Parastatals Eskom, Denel and others drag feet on annual reporting to Parliament

Several state-controlled entities have not complied with the obligation to submit a detailed financial annual report by 30 September. The situation highlights South Africa's recurring governance problem.

Subscribers only Politics 13.10.2022

Kenya
Central bank takes aim at Ruto's financial reforms

Worried about the reputation of Kenya's financial sector, bank governor Patrick Njoroge is against plans to raise the minimum value of private banks' reportable transactions.

Subscribers only Finance 05.10.2022

President William Ruto speaks during the official opening of the 13th Parliament, in Nairobi, on 29 September 2022.

In Focus | Africa, Russia
Senator Morozov, Moscow's go-to PR rep in Africa for Putin, Russian business and the FSB

Igor Morozov heads AFROCOM, an organisation that aims to facilitate Russian companies' access to African markets. He is increasingly present on the continent, making regular trips and waging an aggressive commercial diplomacy there.

Subscribers only Politics, Business, Diplomacy 26.09.2022

Senator Igor Morozov, ex-FSB colonel, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, 16 June 2022.

Central African Republic
Wagner's phantom reinforcements

It was supposed to have been one of the outcomes of the United Nations (UN) Security Council's easing of its arms embargo on the Central African Republic (CAR) on 30 July.

Subscribers only Defence 23.09.2022

Spotlight | Algeria
Tebboune's grand plans for cobalt, iron and coltan mining

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has placed major mining projects at the top of his agenda. Chinese and Russian operators have traditionally been Algeria's partners of choice, but Algiers now wants to open up to Western firms, including French companies on the lookout for rare metals.

Subscribers only Mining 08.09.2022

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

Botswana
Molefhi leads dissent in Masisi's Botswana Democratic Party

His allies emerged victorious from the BDP's national congress, but President Masisi is nevertheless facing an increasingly coherent opposition within the ruling party, embodied by Nonofo Molefhi.

Subscribers only Politics 08.09.2022

Former Botswana infrastructure minister Nonofo Molefhi.

Spotlight | Central African Republic, Sudan
CAR rebel chief Noureddine Adam seeks to rally dissident groups in country's north

The leader of the FPRC militia has left Khartoum, Sudan, where he was living. At the same time, once rival rebel groups appear to be regrouping in CAR's diamond-rich Vakaga province where the rebellions began.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 06.09.2022

Noureddine Adam, the chief of the FPRC, poses in Birao, northern Central African Republic, on December 20, 2017.

Botswana
How Rosy Blue bought its first diamond cutting facility in Botswana

After more than two decades of trying, the Indian-based diamond producer Rosy Blue has at last managed to secure a diamond cutting facility in Botswana.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 05.09.2022

Tanzania
Suluhu's stick and carrot approach to revive mining sector

The Tanzanian president has been taking steps to reconcile relations with the mining sector after six years of tensions under her predecessor. While she is keen to attract new investors, she is equally determined to have them on her terms.

Subscribers only Mining 02.09.2022

Tanzania president, Samia Suluhu Hassan.

Botswana
Diamond giant Debswana takes on mining services

On 4 August, Botswana's diamond giant Debswana - a joint venture between the Botswana government and the UK's De Beers Group - quietly established a new subsidiary in Gaborone: Naledi Mining Services. Since the beginning of his term in 2018, President Mokgweetsi Masisi has been working to accelerate the sector's independence from international giants.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 30.08.2022

Botswana
Diamonds: Tycoon Atang Makgekgenene steps away from the BK11 mine

On 27 July, the Canadian firm Pangolin Diamonds Corp announced that it had acquired Amulet Botswana, which owns some of the BK11 diamond mine equipment and infrastructure. Yet doubt hangs over the company that owns the site.

Subscribers only Mining 26.08.2022

Botswana
Mining services tycoons snap up prized property near Gaborone Dam

Best known as the owners of the mining services company Bothakga Burrow, which subcontracts for major Botswanan companies Debswana and Morupule Coal Mine, two businessmen are now investing in real estate in the capital's southwestern suburbs - a sector that is booming.

Subscribers only Mining 23.08.2022

Kenya
Ruto's victory confirms split between the elites and the electorate in central Kenya

Despite Kenyatta's calls to vote for Odinga, the incumbent's Kikuyu community voted overwhelmingly for Deputy President William Ruto. The result is a political reshaping in Kenya's fertile and populous heartland.

Subscribers only Politics 22.08.2022

William Ruto was declared the winner of the Kenyan presidential election on 15 August 2022.

Botswana
Masisi welcomes Premium Nickel Resources move into tourism

Ater buying BCL's mining assets, Canadian Premium Nickel Resources has just invested in the region's tourism sector, much to the delight of President Masisi, who wants mining groups to boost the country's second biggest source of revenue, which was hit hard by Covid-19.

Subscribers only Mining 21.07.2022

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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

Diamonds

Senegal
Gaby Peretz steals the limelight at Dakar air show

Botswana
Kimberley Process set for stormy session in Gaborone

Namibia
Andreas Palfi advises Canadian miner Metalex in Namibia project

Central African Republic, Rwanda
Vogueroc spearheads Rwanda's CAR mining adventure

Zimbabwe
Chiadzwa diamonds inches towards conclusion

Lesotho
Sam Matekane caught between politics and business

South Africa
Parastatals Eskom, Denel and others drag feet on annual reporting to Parliament

Kenya
Central bank takes aim at Ruto's financial reforms

In Focus | Africa, Russia
Senator Morozov, Moscow's go-to PR rep in Africa for Putin, Russian business and the FSB

Central African Republic
Wagner's phantom reinforcements

Spotlight | Algeria
Tebboune's grand plans for cobalt, iron and coltan mining

Botswana
Molefhi leads dissent in Masisi's Botswana Democratic Party

Spotlight | Central African Republic, Sudan
CAR rebel chief Noureddine Adam seeks to rally dissident groups in country's north

Botswana
How Rosy Blue bought its first diamond cutting facility in Botswana

Tanzania
Suluhu's stick and carrot approach to revive mining sector

Botswana
Diamond giant Debswana takes on mining services

Botswana
Diamonds: Tycoon Atang Makgekgenene steps away from the BK11 mine

Botswana
Mining services tycoons snap up prized property near Gaborone Dam

Kenya
Ruto's victory confirms split between the elites and the electorate in central Kenya

Botswana
Masisi welcomes Premium Nickel Resources move into tourism

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

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Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

Diamonds

Senegal Gaby Peretz steals the limelight at Dakar air show

Botswana Kimberley Process set for stormy session in Gaborone

Namibia Andreas Palfi advises Canadian miner Metalex in Namibia project

Central African Republic, Rwanda Vogueroc spearheads Rwanda's CAR mining adventure

Zimbabwe Chiadzwa diamonds inches towards conclusion

Lesotho Sam Matekane caught between politics and business

South Africa Parastatals Eskom, Denel and others drag feet on annual reporting to Parliament

Kenya Central bank takes aim at Ruto's financial reforms

In Focus | Africa, Russia Senator Morozov, Moscow's go-to PR rep in Africa for Putin, Russian business and the FSB

Central African Republic Wagner's phantom reinforcements

Spotlight | Algeria Tebboune's grand plans for cobalt, iron and coltan mining

Botswana Molefhi leads dissent in Masisi's Botswana Democratic Party

Spotlight | Central African Republic, Sudan CAR rebel chief Noureddine Adam seeks to rally dissident groups in country's north

Botswana How Rosy Blue bought its first diamond cutting facility in Botswana

Tanzania Suluhu's stick and carrot approach to revive mining sector

Botswana Diamond giant Debswana takes on mining services

Botswana Diamonds: Tycoon Atang Makgekgenene steps away from the BK11 mine

Botswana Mining services tycoons snap up prized property near Gaborone Dam

Kenya Ruto's victory confirms split between the elites and the electorate in central Kenya

Botswana Masisi welcomes Premium Nickel Resources move into tourism

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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

Senegal
Gaby Peretz steals the limelight at Dakar air show

Botswana
Kimberley Process set for stormy session in Gaborone

Namibia
Andreas Palfi advises Canadian miner Metalex in Namibia project

Central African Republic, Rwanda
Vogueroc spearheads Rwanda's CAR mining adventure

Zimbabwe
Chiadzwa diamonds inches towards conclusion

Lesotho
Sam Matekane caught between politics and business

South Africa
Parastatals Eskom, Denel and others drag feet on annual reporting to Parliament

Kenya
Central bank takes aim at Ruto's financial reforms

In Focus | Africa, Russia
Senator Morozov, Moscow's go-to PR rep in Africa for Putin, Russian business and the FSB

Central African Republic
Wagner's phantom reinforcements

Spotlight | Algeria
Tebboune's grand plans for cobalt, iron and coltan mining

Botswana
Molefhi leads dissent in Masisi's Botswana Democratic Party

Spotlight | Central African Republic, Sudan
CAR rebel chief Noureddine Adam seeks to rally dissident groups in country's north

Botswana
How Rosy Blue bought its first diamond cutting facility in Botswana

Tanzania
Suluhu's stick and carrot approach to revive mining sector

Botswana
Diamond giant Debswana takes on mining services

Botswana
Diamonds: Tycoon Atang Makgekgenene steps away from the BK11 mine

Botswana
Mining services tycoons snap up prized property near Gaborone Dam

Kenya
Ruto's victory confirms split between the elites and the electorate in central Kenya

Botswana
Masisi welcomes Premium Nickel Resources move into tourism