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Mining 02/09/2021

Steptoe & Johnson wins First Quantum brief against Zambia after taking on two new recruits

US law firm Steptoe & Johnson, which is looking to expand its activities in Africa, has just scored a big success. It is to represent Kansanshi Mining, a subsidiary of Canadian mining giant First Quantum Minerals (FQM), in its arbitration case with the Zambian state. [...]

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Mining 30/08/2021

Belgian gold refiner Alain Goetz battles for his interests in the Great Lakes region

Belgian businessman Alain Goetz. © Baz Ratner/Reuters

Business 25/08/2021

India entices Zambia with low export rates Free

India's way of positioning itself as Zambia's alternative partner to China is not through big spending but cheaper production opportunities, although these do come with a few caveats. [...]

Diplomacy 08/07/2021

Richard Griffiths follows in Qatar's footsteps to strengthen Arent Fox's African network

Business Road and rail 23/06/2021

Tshisekedi furious about Zambia-DRC road delay

Technical hitches and revenue-sharing concerns have set back construction on the Congolese side of a cross-border mining road. The delay is particularly unwelcome in Zambia, where a presidential election is just weeks away. [...]

Business 16/06/2021

LSE Consulting negotiates for EU with Zimbabwe and Indian Ocean

The European Union is trying to rework its economic partnership with East and Southern Africa but is struggling to make a mark on the continent. [...]

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Mining 15/06/2021

Uptick in copper exploration followed by Rio Tinto, Anglo American and other majors

The rise in copper prices has lead to a reboot of exploration projects in Zambia from sector giants to juniors looking for a stockmarket listing, overshadowing the country's colossal debt and recent spat with Glencore and Vedanta. [...]

PPF and DAG distribution in the Southern African national parks © Indigo Publications

Spotlight Business 14/06/2021

Peace Parks moves for more military management of its transfrontier national parks

Mandela's conservationist NGO is snuggling up to the Dyck Advisory Group, a mine-clearing and anti-poaching company that has also been working to support African police forces. PPF and DAG are looking to expand their work together throughout the southern countries. [...]

Business 07/06/2021

Libertarians eye Africa to build 'free private cities'

Libertarian financiers who want to build cities run by private companies are increasingly interested in Africa, where they hope to seduce national governments with their utopian projects. [...]

Mining 07/06/2021

Lusaka lays out plan to reach one million tonnes of copper by 2024

When questioned recently in parliament as to why Zambia is failing to reach output of one million tonnes of copper each year, the country's Minister of Mines Richard Musukwa assured it would be achieved by 2024. [...]

Mining 03/06/2021

Denmark's Scandi Roll takes a step into African mining

The Danish industrialist Carsten Wernberg-Moller, the owner and managing director of Scandi Roll, incorporated a firm called Scandi Mining. Its role will be to invest in mining exploration and production in Africa. [...]

Business Defence 31/05/2021

Israel's Avnon sells Skylock anti-drone system to Lusaka

Zambia's interior ministry has awarded a contract for anti-drone defence systems to a British-Israeli joint venture formed by Skylock and Silent Sentinel. Skylock's parent company Avnon Group has considerable experience in the African security market. [...]

Mining 24/05/2021

How more responsible mining can mean more profit

Praised by those advocating more ethical business, decried by others for their prohibitive cost, the accountability and traceability measures presented at the OECD Forum on Mineral Supply Chains are seen as key to profitability by some miners. [...]

A miner holding coltan in a mine in Rukunda, Masisi territory, North Kivu province, DRC. © Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

Focus Mining 17/05/2021

DRC wants back in driver's seat on coltan

Tired of seeing coltan from its Kivu and Tanganyika mines processed and re-exported by its neighbours, Kinshasa plans to create facilities and smelters to process the ore on site. The initiative comes amid a warming of relations between the DRC and Rwanda, the country through which most of its coltan passes. [...]

Mining 22/04/2021

Producers and foreign buyers clash over mineral traceability costs

Concerns over the unequal distribution of the cost of checking the origins of "3T" minerals between upstream operators in the African Great Lakes region and downstream operators outside the region have become increasingly acute as a result of Covid-19 and the increase in world tin prices. [...]

Mining 19/04/2021

Africa anxious over prospect of World Bank turning away from coal

The Bretton Woods institution is under growing pressure to stop financing coal because of targets tied to the COP21 climate conference in Paris. In Southern Africa, where coal is abundant, anxiety is on the rise. [...]

Mining 15/04/2021

CNMC reviews compliance rules after $16.6m copper contract "oversight"

The Chinese mining conglomerate plans to revise its internal controls after forgetting, for months, to inform to its board and the Hong Kong stock exchange about two copper contracts with a firm active in the DRC. [...]

Mining 06/04/2021

Buoyed by Elon Musk, southern Africa readies for nickel rush

Southern Africa's nickel miners are in the starting blocks after billionaire Elon Musk recently voiced concerns that supply may not match a future boom in electric batteries. [...]

Dangote founder, Aliko Dangote. © Reuters

Business 02/04/2021

Dangote scores win against football chief Andrew Kamanga

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote's firm has won an appeal against Enfin, the company that introduced it to the Zambian authorities and claimed it was owed unpaid fees. Enfin was founded by Andrew Kamanga, who recently renewed his term as president of the Football Association of Zambia. [...]

Diplomacy 15/03/2021

Ismail Demirtas, the new bridgehead of Turkish military business in the Great Lakes

Ankara's new military attaché for the Great Lakes will need to maintain Turkish defence industry's excellent relationship with Uganda but also develop opportunities in Rwanda and Burundi, despite these two countries' troubled relations with Kampala. [...]

Mining Road and rail 08/03/2021

CNMC and Erik Prince wholeheartedly believe in Lobito corridor

The Chinese conglomerate CNMC and private security magnate Erik Prince have signed a partnership to facilitate the transport of ore extracted in the DRC-Zambia Copperbelt to the Angolan port of Lobito via a corridor that is not yet fully operational. [...]

Copperbelt import and export routes. © Africa Intelligence/Indigo Publications 2020

Spotlight Mining 26/02/2021

Copperbelt mineral exports dry up after hike in cross-border tolls

Several haulage companies have stopped exporting minerals mined in the DRC and are restricting themselves to transport operations within the country, claiming that tolls imposed when crossing into Zambia are prohibitively high. [...]

Mining 25/02/2021

State miner ZCCM-IH wants legal big bang to boost revenue

Zambia's state-owned ZCCM-IH has begun lobbying to obtain the regulatory reform it deems necessary to authorise the new revenues it plans to raise by 2026. [...]

Mining 19/02/2021

Sinomine finally starts producing key minerals for Chinese industry

Chinese public sector company Sinomine, which has until now provided geological, engineering and logistics services to other mining firms, has just begun producing copper in Zambia on its own account for the needs of Chinese industry. [...]

Mining 08/02/2021

Lusaka to list mines alongside Euronext's big players

The national mining company ZCCM-IH is seeking consultants to help it switch Euronext markets in the coming months with the hope this will win over institutional investors, making it less vulnerable to price manipulations and ultimately earn more profit. [...]

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Steptoe & Johnson wins First Quantum brief against Zambia after taking on two new recruits

Belgian gold refiner Alain Goetz battles for his interests in the Great Lakes region

India entices Zambia with low export rates Free

Richard Griffiths follows in Qatar's footsteps to strengthen Arent Fox's African network

Tshisekedi furious about Zambia-DRC road delay

LSE Consulting negotiates for EU with Zimbabwe and Indian Ocean

Uptick in copper exploration followed by Rio Tinto, Anglo American and other majors

Peace Parks moves for more military management of its transfrontier national parks

Libertarians eye Africa to build 'free private cities'

Lusaka lays out plan to reach one million tonnes of copper by 2024

Denmark's Scandi Roll takes a step into African mining

Israel's Avnon sells Skylock anti-drone system to Lusaka

How more responsible mining can mean more profit

DRC wants back in driver's seat on coltan

Producers and foreign buyers clash over mineral traceability costs

Africa anxious over prospect of World Bank turning away from coal

CNMC reviews compliance rules after $16.6m copper contract "oversight"

Buoyed by Elon Musk, southern Africa readies for nickel rush

Dangote scores win against football chief Andrew Kamanga

Ismail Demirtas, the new bridgehead of Turkish military business in the Great Lakes

CNMC and Erik Prince wholeheartedly believe in Lobito corridor

Copperbelt mineral exports dry up after hike in cross-border tolls

State miner ZCCM-IH wants legal big bang to boost revenue

Sinomine finally starts producing key minerals for Chinese industry

Lusaka to list mines alongside Euronext's big players

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Steptoe & Johnson wins First Quantum brief against Zambia after taking on two new recruits

Belgian gold refiner Alain Goetz battles for his interests in the Great Lakes region

India entices Zambia with low export rates Free

Richard Griffiths follows in Qatar's footsteps to strengthen Arent Fox's African network

Tshisekedi furious about Zambia-DRC road delay

LSE Consulting negotiates for EU with Zimbabwe and Indian Ocean

Uptick in copper exploration followed by Rio Tinto, Anglo American and other majors

Peace Parks moves for more military management of its transfrontier national parks

Libertarians eye Africa to build 'free private cities'

Lusaka lays out plan to reach one million tonnes of copper by 2024

Denmark's Scandi Roll takes a step into African mining

Israel's Avnon sells Skylock anti-drone system to Lusaka

How more responsible mining can mean more profit

DRC wants back in driver's seat on coltan

Producers and foreign buyers clash over mineral traceability costs

Africa anxious over prospect of World Bank turning away from coal

CNMC reviews compliance rules after $16.6m copper contract "oversight"

Buoyed by Elon Musk, southern Africa readies for nickel rush

Dangote scores win against football chief Andrew Kamanga

Ismail Demirtas, the new bridgehead of Turkish military business in the Great Lakes

CNMC and Erik Prince wholeheartedly believe in Lobito corridor

Copperbelt mineral exports dry up after hike in cross-border tolls

State miner ZCCM-IH wants legal big bang to boost revenue

Sinomine finally starts producing key minerals for Chinese industry

Lusaka to list mines alongside Euronext's big players

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