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Amari Resources looks for help from US justice to recoup $70m from Zimbabwe

Amari Resources is still waiting for the compensation it was awarded in a legal dispute with the Zimbabwean government. After failed negotiations with Harare, it has filed a new case in Washington. [...]

Published on 17.01.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Aiteo
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Amari Resources
Benedict Peters
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Dominic Mubayiwa
Emmerson Mnangagwa
Gerald Mlotshwa
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Zimbabwe
Nigerian billionaire Benedict Peters wavers between platinum and lithium in Harare

The oil-and-gas tycoon's enthusiasm for a platinum mine development project in Maflox Claims has dampened since his arrival in Zimbabwe in 2019, a few months before Emmerson Mnangagwa's election. His local company Bravura has not stuck to the regulatory requirements nor its promises to the authorities to invest.

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Zimbabwe
Amari Resources fires back with swift legal response to Harare over expropriations

Lawyers pleading for South Africa's Amari Resources have wasted no time in responding to Harare's request that the case against it be dismissed. The state still refuses to accept a Zambia supreme court ruling asking it to compensate the mining firm for the cancellation of nickel and platinum licences.

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Zimbabwe
Harare calls Zambian Kalaluka to testify in Amari Resources arbitration

A major new player entered the US side of the $70m dispute between South Africa's Amari Resources and the state-owned Zimbabwe Mining Development Corp (ZMDC) on 19 August.

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Tanzania
Suluhu Hassan calls on investors to take over tanzanite mining

The Tanzanian government is issuing a fresh call for tenders for the Block C tanzanite deposit, currently abandoned and mined by clandestine miners, in a bid to make its mining sector more profitable for the state.

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Tanzanite stones in Mirerani mine in Tanzania.

Zimbabwe
Harare backtracks over $70m arbitration payout despite Bravura's support

South African mining firm Amari Resources has renewed its fight against the Zimbabwean government, from which it hopes to recover more than $70m in compensation following the withdrawal of its licences. But Harare seems determined not to pay.

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Zimbabwe
Chinese rush on western coal hub has Mnangagwa's blessing

Determined to develop the country's potential as a coal producer before the end of his term, the Zimbabwean leader is working closely with Chinese investors, who have picked up several permits in the region near Hwange.

Subscribers only Mining 27.01.2022

Guinea
Nigerian mogul Benedict Peters eyes Guinea's iron deposits

Bravura, the oil magnate's mining branch, is establishing itself in mineral-rich Guinea, with a particular focus on its iron.

Subscribers only Mining 13.04.2021

Benedict Peters, founder of the oil company Aiteo.

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OML 29: how Aiteo's Benedict Peters charmed his creditors and the DPR

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Nigeria
Aiteo's energy boss Ransome Owan branches out into mines via Bravura

Nigerian hydrocarbon conglomerate Aiteo's group managing director in charge of power, infrastructure and real estate, Ransome Owan also has a [...]

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Aiteo boss Benedict Peters steps up to handle crippling debt

Trading house Aiteo, which had prospered under Goodluck Jonathan's tenure, has recently had to start making hefty repayments to creditors that had helped the firm buy the giant OML 29. Aiteo founder and CEO, Nigerian businessman Benedict Peters, is using [.

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Kropz
Mark Summers
Mike Nunn
Steptoe & Johnson
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Zimbabwe Nigerian billionaire Benedict Peters wavers between platinum and lithium in Harare

Zimbabwe Amari Resources fires back with swift legal response to Harare over expropriations

Zimbabwe Harare calls Zambian Kalaluka to testify in Amari Resources arbitration

Tanzania Suluhu Hassan calls on investors to take over tanzanite mining

Zimbabwe Harare backtracks over $70m arbitration payout despite Bravura's support

Zimbabwe Chinese rush on western coal hub has Mnangagwa's blessing

Guinea Nigerian mogul Benedict Peters eyes Guinea's iron deposits

Spotlight | Nigeria OML 29: how Aiteo's Benedict Peters charmed his creditors and the DPR

Nigeria Aiteo's energy boss Ransome Owan branches out into mines via Bravura

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Niger
Washington watches as Tehran negotiates with Niamey for 300 tonnes of uranium

Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

Zimbabwe
Amari Resources looks for help from US justice to recoup $70m from Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe
Nigerian billionaire Benedict Peters wavers between platinum and lithium in Harare

Zimbabwe
Amari Resources fires back with swift legal response to Harare over expropriations

Zimbabwe
Harare calls Zambian Kalaluka to testify in Amari Resources arbitration

Tanzania
Suluhu Hassan calls on investors to take over tanzanite mining

Zimbabwe
Harare backtracks over $70m arbitration payout despite Bravura's support

Zimbabwe
Chinese rush on western coal hub has Mnangagwa's blessing

Guinea
Nigerian mogul Benedict Peters eyes Guinea's iron deposits

Spotlight | Nigeria
OML 29: how Aiteo's Benedict Peters charmed his creditors and the DPR

Nigeria
Aiteo's energy boss Ransome Owan branches out into mines via Bravura

Spotlight | Nigeria
Aiteo boss Benedict Peters steps up to handle crippling debt