Tanzania Pitches Mines and Farms to Dutch Firms
Tanzania’s planning minister urged Dutch investors in The Hague to back mining, farming and ports. What was pitched and why...
October 7, 2026Topic
critical minerals
Tanzania Urges Local Firms to Win US$1.9bn Mining Spend
Tanzania wants 90% of the US$1.9 billion its mines spend each year kept at home, and has ordered audits of...
October 4, 2026
Angola’s Lourenço Co-Chairs AUDA-NEPAD Summit in Egypt
Angola's President João Lourenço co-chairs the AUDA-NEPAD summit with Egypt's Sisi at the Alamein Africa Forum, held 2–4 October 2026.
October 3, 2026
Kenya Plans Raw Gold Export Ban Amid Turkana Fight
Kenya plans to ban raw gold exports, yet over 90% of its gold comes from informal miners. A Turkana licence...
October 2, 2026
Namibia Unveils 176-Carat Diamond From Coastal Mine
Namibia unveiled Owishi, a 176-carat diamond, its coastal mine's biggest in 20 years, just as De Beers, its 50:50 mining...
October 2, 2026
Zambia’s State Miner Accuses Abu Dhabi Investor of Breaching Copper Deal
Zambia’s state mining firm says Abu Dhabi’s IRH fell US$61 million short on 2025 payments at Mopani, a copper mine...
September 30, 2026
Australian Miner Moves to Restart Lithium Search in Côte d’Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire has no lithium mine yet. An Australian miner paid about US$70,000 for an option on the Atex project,...
September 30, 2026
Zambia Tells Copper Miners to Buy Local While Courting UAE Investors
Zambia's president told the Abu Dhabi owner of Mopani copper mine that miners must buy local. The law reserves all...
September 29, 2026
South Africa’s Gold Fields Rebuffed in US$27 Billion Australian Gold Bid
The Gold Fields bid for Australia's Northern Star, worth US$27 billion, was rejected as opportunistic on 28 September; Gold Fields...
September 29, 2026