Angola Says Industrial Plants Rose 44% in a Year as It Looks Beyond Oil
Angola, which earns more than 90% of its exports from oil and gas, says its industrial units rose 44% in...
September 27, 2026Topic
critical minerals
Kenya Shortlists Six Bidders for Its Rare Earths. Two Are American.
Kenya's Mrima Hill rare earths draw six shortlisted bidders, two American. The famous US$62.4 billion value is a 2013 estimate,...
September 24, 2026
Ivory Coast Freezes Small-Scale Mine Permits as State Bank Meets Miners
BNI mining risk filled a full day in Abidjan on 22 September 2026, five days after Côte d'Ivoire froze new...
September 22, 2026
Zambia’s Nchanga Copper Smelter Restarts After 106-Day Shutdown
Zambia’s Nchanga copper smelter is running again after a 106-day shutdown and about US$40 million of repairs by Vedanta’s local...
September 22, 2026
Oriole Sells Turkish Royalty to Fund Its Mbe Gold Project in Cameroon
Oriole Resources is selling a Turkish royalty for US$1.2 million to fund its Mbe gold project in Cameroon, where it...
September 21, 2026
Sierra Leone Critical Minerals Plan Chases US$2.5 Billion
The Sierra Leone critical minerals strategy aims to attract US$2.5 billion by 2031 and to process minerals at home rather...
September 19, 2026
Blencowe Chief Executive Quits Over Share Dealing at Uganda’s First Graphite Mine
Blencowe Resources lost its chief executive over share-dealing disclosures while its Orom-Cross graphite mine in Uganda still needs US$170 million.
September 17, 2026
Namibia Pressed on Buying Rössing Uranium Stake
Opposition leader McHenry Venaani asked Namibia’s parliament on 15 September whether the government has bid for the Rössing stake on...
September 16, 2026
South Korea and the African Development Bank Agree to Set Up a Joint AI Centre, Starting in Tanzania
South Korea and the African Development Bank agreed at the 8th KOAFEC meeting in Seoul to launch a Korea-Africa AI...
September 13, 2026