Ghana Orders Gold Refined at Home, With No Accredited Refinery
Ghana gold refining becomes compulsory for aggregators from 1 September, though none of the licensed plants holds London Good Delivery...
August 29, 2026Topic
critical minerals
Congo’s 10 Percent Ownership Rule Is Due. The Decree Is Not.
Congolese ownership of at least 10 percent of mining companies is now due in DR Congo, but the decree explaining...
August 28, 2026
Congo Signs the Lobito Corridor Rail Concession With Mota-Engil
The Lobito Corridor concession signed in Kinshasa on 26 August covers 1,004.5km of railway and an indicative US$1.258 billion investment.
August 27, 2026
Saipem and CHEC Land Algeria’s Big Phosphate Contracts
Algeria phosphate project signs EPC contracts with Saipem, worth about €500m, and China Harbour Engineering, targeting fertiliser output from 2027.
August 26, 2026
Record 70,177 Tonnes Lift Congo’s Kipushi Into Zinc’s Top Three
Kipushi produced a record 70,177 tonnes of zinc in Q2 2026, and Ivanhoe Mines says that puts the DR Congo...
August 26, 2026
A Frozen US$140 Million Loan Stalls Cameroon’s First Bauxite Mine
Cameroon bauxite exports have stalled after AFG Bank suspended a US$140 million facility for the Minim Martap mine, with US$75...
August 26, 2026
China’s Zijin Took 9.2% of the Miner Building Ethiopia’s Kurmuk
Zijin Gold took 9.2% of Allied Gold for US$295 million after its US$4bn takeover lapsed, tying it to Kurmuk, a...
August 25, 2026
Eastern Congo’s Ceasefire Finally Gets Its First Inspectors
The first eastern Congo ceasefire inspection is due on Monday 24 August at Minembwe, four months after the body meant...
August 23, 2026
Washington Is Paying for a Rare-Earth Study in Mozambique
A US$1.875 million US grant will fund a pre-feasibility study at Monte Muambe rare earths project in Tete, which also...
August 22, 2026