Transition minerals news

Sinomine eyes major stakes in Namibian and Zambian copper projects

Sinomine Resource Group has made deals to purchase controlling interests in a copper mine in Zambia and a copper smelter in Namibia, as the Chinese mining group steps up efforts to increase the production of copper and other critical minerals in southern Africa.

Issue 503 - 01 April 2024

Pin Namibia, Zambia

Resources

Issue 502 - 17 March 2024

Zimbabwe looks to capitalise on a lithium boom driven by Chinese investors

Pin Zimbabwe

Power, Commercial & industrial, Resources

Issue 502 - 14 March 2024

Niger comes in from the cold with start of oil exports via Benin pipeline

Pin Niger

Power, Commercial & industrial, Resources, Mid & downstream oil & gas, Upstream oil & gas, Strategy & risk, ESG, Politics & security

Issue 502 - 14 March 2024

Construction to start at Envusa’s Koruson II projects in South Africa

Pin South Africa

Power, Commercial & industrial, Renewable energy, Resources

Issue 502 - 13 March 2024

Deep Yellow raises $145m for Namibian uranium mine

Pin Namibia

Power, Commercial & industrial, Resources, Strategy & risk, Finance & investment

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Issue 502 - 11 March 2024

South Africa’s mining industry plans jobs cuts as economy falters

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Power, Commercial & industrial, Resources, Strategy & risk, ESG, Politics & security

Issue 501 - 28 February 2024

Australian miner Lotus raises $20m for Malawi and Botswana uranium projects

Pin Malawi

Power, Resources, Strategy & risk, Finance & investment

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Issue 501 - 27 February 2024

Emirates Global Aluminium’s 1m t/yr Guinea refinery plan adds to huge new alumina capacity and power demand

Pin Guinea

Power, Resources, Gas, Strategy & risk, Finance & investment

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Issue 500 - 18 February 2024

Competition for minerals heats up as US and China vie to build rail megaprojects

Pin DR Congo, Angola, Guinea, Zambia, Liberia, Tanzania

Power, Resources, Strategy & risk, ESG

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Issue 500 - 18 February 2024

HPX plans ‘Liberty Corridor’ rail link from Guinean mine to Liberian coast

Pin DR Congo, Guinea, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire

Power, Commercial & industrial, Resources, Strategy & risk, ESG

Issue 500 - 18 February 2024

UAE’s Primera aims to ramp up DRC gold exports, amid UN criticism

Pin DR Congo

Resources, Strategy & risk, ESG

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Issue 500 - 18 February 2024

African Energy at 500: power industry fails to cope with Africa’s growing populations

Power, Renewable energy, Resources, Strategy & risk, ESG

Issue 500 - 08 February 2024

EPCM awarded contract for diesel storage at DRC’s Kamoa-Kakula copper mine

Pin DR Congo

Resources

Issue 500 - 08 February 2024

Globe outlines Malawi refinery and renewables plan for Kanyika niobium project

Pin Malawi

Power, Renewable energy, Resources

New data: African power generation additions lowest in five years

Since 2018, Africa has seen a downward trend in annual net power generation capacity additions. Of the 4.5GW added in 2023, 1.4GW came from hydroelectric power.