ERG rebuilds its copper empire on the continent

As Africa Mining Intelligence understands, the Kazakh firm Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) might sell several key assets in its Congolese portfolio to focus on Metalkol's copper tailings treatment project. ERG, formerly known as ENRC, has reportedly put its Katanga copper [...]

A truculent Sonko dreams of being deputy president

Mike Sonko (the ‘boss'), whose real name is Mbuvi Gideon Kioko, has always had trouble concealing his ambitions. [...]

Al Mar Lines weighs anchor under former Oran port boss

Algerian Maritime Lines, which was set up by a pool of investors in 2016, has appointed M'hamed Boutouil as managing director. [...]

Conakry wants to reboot Nimba iron ore

According to our information, the Guinean government would like to get Societe des mines de fer de Guinee (SMFG) back [...]

Exxon and BP unleash Rosneft bulldozer on the continent

Royal intendant Hassan Mansouri invests in cyber security

Hassan Mansouri, right hand man of Mounir el Majidi, the private secretary for the management of Mohammed VI's private holding company Siger, is building up his own business portfolio [...]

How Abiy Ahmed Ali is managing the Oromo big guns

TV lobbyist Smotkin wins gold

Rick Smotkin, the founder of ThirdCircle, a company in which he is the sole employee, has joined the large tribe [...]

IOG keeps a low profile in relation to Abiy Ahmed Ali

Seen as close to the Tigrayans, the Djiboutian president is seeking to placate the Oromia-born Ethiopian prime minister. [...]

Mines ministry gets youth boost

Burkinabe president Roch Marc Christian Kabore has given his green light for a massive recruitment plan within the ministry of [...]

Frank Timis in danger of losing Tambao

The Burkinabe authorities have confirmed their intention of seeking a new partner to operate the site. The businessman is trying to block the decision. [...]

LafargeHolcim cements alliance with "M6" in Gabon

Some weeks ago, LafargeHolcim Maroc (LHMA) applied to the Gabonese authorities to build a cement plant near the port of [...]

How Russia is seeking to secure uranium deposits

Moscow is deploying slick tactics to get its hand on uranium reserves while trying to generate new demand in Africa. [...]

Lithium and cobalt producers show Chetan Chug the love

Indian businessman Chetan Chug is a heavyweight partner for mining groups looking for Asian buyers for their Congolese cobalt and lithium production. [...]

A golden age for Alassane Ouattara's Lebanese friends

Notwithstanding frictions between Hezbollah sympathisers and supporters of the rival Amal movement, business leaders from Lebanon, who are mostly Shi'ite, are carving themselves out a healthy niche in the local business market. Partnership - Contrary to persistent rumours, the major dispute [...]

McCarthy Denning buffs up oil commando unit

To boost an already busy oil and energy practice in Nigeria, the London-based law firm has now hired Stacey Kivel, well-liked among juniors on the continent. [...]

David Mafabi, Museveni's evening star

As he approaches sixty, David Mafabi has become the rising star among President Yoweri Museveni's political strategists and in the [...]

Freada Cheung adds Manono lithium to Kazakh potash

Chinese entrepreneur Freada Cheung, aka "Madam Cheung", who can often be found lining up business opportunities with Chinese industrial players, [...]

Fabrice Bongo, Ali Bongo's freewheeling Mr Finance

Fabrice Andjoua Bongo, the son of Omar Bongo and Marie-Madeleine Mborantsuo, the unbudgeable president of the Constitutional Court, has become [...]

Assala Energy: Gavin Kirkham poaches Tullow men to build finance team

CFO of Assala Energy, the firm controlled by investment fund Carlyle International Energy Partners (CIEP) which bought most of Shell's [...]