Côte d'Ivoire Métrologie, the company of former minister Youssouf Soumahoro which has a monopoly on weights and measures throughout the country, has outraged farmers and the business community by sending its prices through the roof. [...]
With its Islamist associations proving to be a burden for the Tripoli-based company, Security Side's former managing director has set up a new entity in Ireland, without entirely cutting the ties between the two. [...]
With Luanda stepping up pressure on Endiama to ensure that the ambitious Luaxe diamond project gets up and running as soon as possible, the state-owned company is setting up a technical team in charge of speeding things up. But in the process, they have raised the hackles of the Chokwe community native to the area were the mine will be situated, as not a single Chokwe has been appointed to the team of experts. [...]
A decree opening the way to the creation of a new unit to check on the security and legality of operations at the country's mines was issued a few days ago. Establishment of the new unit is a necessary condition for the release of a €6m aid payment by the European Union. [...]
Despite the proven potential of the lithium project in Manono, former-president Joseph Kabila's brother's stronghold, Simon Cong sold his shares. The influential Chinese businessman and long-time investor in the project did so as an ownership dispute over the site is pending. [...]
Zambian state mining company ZCCM-IH is actively looking to expand beyond copper production. However, after several years of investing in new business sectors, the company is coming back to focus on the mining industry and is looking to extend its business to other minerals. [...]
