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The von Pezolds chase Harare for dispossession compensation

On 23 July, German and Swiss national Elisabeth von Pezold and her seven children filed a case with the US Court of the District of Columbia to enforce the 2015 ICSID ruling, which sentenced Harare to pay the family over $200m.

Subscribers only Business 23.08.2021

Mnangagwa grants Ming Chang tax exemption despite troubled record

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa. © Shaun Jusa/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Mining 17.08.2021

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa. © Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

To placate Mnangagwa, miners make a show of joining Victoria Falls bourse

After months of pressure, some mining firms in Zimbabwe are slowly accepting President Emmerson Mnangagwa's initiative and entering the nascent stock exchange. It's a calculation that is as much political as financial.

Subscribers only Mining 14.07.2021

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

Richard Griffiths from US law firm Arent Fox accompanied his client, the Qatari vice prime minister Al Kuwari, to Burundi's independence day celebrations on 1 July. Griffiths and his law firm are already very well established in Rwanda and Zimbabwe.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.07.2021

Foreign minister Frederick Shava courts new partners in Ankara and New Dehli to circumvent sanctions

Since his appointment in February, Zimbabwe's foreign minister has been concentrating on cultivating closer relations with Turkey and India to complement the country's longstanding alliances with China and Russia and lessen the impact of Western sanctions.

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running story - Erdogan's drive in Africa 02.07.2021

Despite US sanctions, MMCZ seeks international suppliers for its metallurgy lab

With the support of Emmerson Mnangagwa's government, the state-owned minerals and gemstone monopoly is looking for a contractor to build a new facility. US sanctions are no deterrent.

Subscribers only Mining 23.06.2021

Muscat bets on Africa to supply the world with strategic metals

A joint venture between the Oman sovereign wealth fund, a British company and a Dubai firm is building the first antimony roaster outside of China and has turned to Africa to find its supply of this ore, widely used in batteries and electronics but of which there are few resources in the Gulf.

Subscribers only Mining 18.06.2021

Court dismisses Metallon tax appeal on legal technicality

A Harare court has thrown out Metallon's attempt to get its tax bill reviewed because the mining group's lawyers made a mistake in the forms they filed for the appeal.

Subscribers only Mining 18.06.2021

Aviation magnate Cassidy Mugwagwa takes off in Mauritius with Hong Kong investors

FlyAfrica boss Cassidy Mugwaga, who has close ties to the Mnangagwa clan, is setting up a new aviation investment vehicle with backing from two Hong Kong financiers.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 17.06.2021

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.

Subscribers only Business 16.06.2021

Spotlight
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.

Subscribers only Business 14.06.2021

PPF and DAG distribution in the Southern African national parks

Mnangagwa goes all out for Prospect Resources lithium launch

Harare is ready to pull out all the stops for the Australian firm's launch of production at its Arcadia lithium, success stories involving foreign mining investors being few and far between.

Subscribers only Mining 11.06.2021

Barbara Rwodzi rises from Pan-African Parliament chaos to rejuvenate Zanu-PF

The Zimbabwean politician has emerged from the fisticuffs and death threats of the Pan-African Parliament's latest session as a breath of fresh air for her country's ruling party's image. And by joining forces with South African firebrand Julius Malema, she has suddenly gained popularity across the entire continent.

Free access Politics 08.06.2021

Barbara Rwodzi, a member of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) of the African Union (AU).

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.

Subscribers only Business 07.06.2021

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.

Subscribers only Mining 03.06.2021

Mnangagwa's PR misses a step over Kazungula Bridge

Present for the inauguration of the Kazungula Bridge, which spans the Zambezi River between Botswana and Zambia, Emmerson Mnangagwa and his PR team would appear to have somewhat exaggerated the role of the Zimbabwean president in the bridge's construction.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Diplomacy 14.05.2021

Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi cuts the ribbon to mark the official opening of the Kazungula Bridge connecting Botswana and Zambia on May 10, 2021.

In Focus
Mnangagwa's favourite tycoon operates offshore to escape US gaze

Though under US sanctions imposed in mi-2020 due to his ties with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Kuda Tagwirei is still very much in business through a galaxy of companies in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Mauritius.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 10.05.2021

Mnangagwa indulges Chinese miners despite growing unrest

Although Zimbabwe has been beset by a wave of protests against Chinese mining firms over the last month, the government is still dishing out new licences to those that are already active in the country.

Subscribers only Mining 26.04.2021

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.

Subscribers only Mining 19.04.2021

Mnangagwa's hawkish Cabo Delgado outburst catches SADC off guard

The Zimbabwean president, frustrated with SADC's position on the Cabo Delgado crisis, caught his fellow leaders off guard when he unilaterally announced that the organisation's military force would intervene in the troubled province. Mnangagwa's statement was in sharp contrast to SADC's usually prudent language.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.04.2021

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Zimbabwe

The von Pezolds chase Harare for dispossession compensation

Mnangagwa grants Ming Chang tax exemption despite troubled record

To placate Mnangagwa, miners make a show of joining Victoria Falls bourse

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

Foreign minister Frederick Shava courts new partners in Ankara and New Dehli to circumvent sanctions

Despite US sanctions, MMCZ seeks international suppliers for its metallurgy lab

Muscat bets on Africa to supply the world with strategic metals

Court dismisses Metallon tax appeal on legal technicality

Aviation magnate Cassidy Mugwagwa takes off in Mauritius with Hong Kong investors

LSE Consulting negotiates for EU with Zimbabwe and Indian Ocean

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

Mnangagwa goes all out for Prospect Resources lithium launch

Barbara Rwodzi rises from Pan-African Parliament chaos to rejuvenate Zanu-PF

Libertarians eye Africa to build 'free private cities'

Denmark's Scandi Roll takes a step into African mining

Mnangagwa's PR misses a step over Kazungula Bridge

In Focus
Mnangagwa's favourite tycoon operates offshore to escape US gaze

Mnangagwa indulges Chinese miners despite growing unrest

Africa anxious over prospect of World Bank turning away from coal

Mnangagwa's hawkish Cabo Delgado outburst catches SADC off guard

Buoyed by Elon Musk, southern Africa readies for nickel rush

Kuda Tagwirei looking to supply fuel to state despite US sanctions

Victoria Falls Stock Exchange courts junior miners

Mnangagwa battered by VP resignation and US sanctions renewal

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

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Zimbabwe

The von Pezolds chase Harare for dispossession compensation

Mnangagwa grants Ming Chang tax exemption despite troubled record

To placate Mnangagwa, miners make a show of joining Victoria Falls bourse

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

Foreign minister Frederick Shava courts new partners in Ankara and New Dehli to circumvent sanctions

Despite US sanctions, MMCZ seeks international suppliers for its metallurgy lab

Muscat bets on Africa to supply the world with strategic metals

Court dismisses Metallon tax appeal on legal technicality

Aviation magnate Cassidy Mugwagwa takes off in Mauritius with Hong Kong investors

LSE Consulting negotiates for EU with Zimbabwe and Indian Ocean

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

Mnangagwa goes all out for Prospect Resources lithium launch

Barbara Rwodzi rises from Pan-African Parliament chaos to rejuvenate Zanu-PF

Libertarians eye Africa to build 'free private cities'

Denmark's Scandi Roll takes a step into African mining

Mnangagwa's PR misses a step over Kazungula Bridge

In Focus Mnangagwa's favourite tycoon operates offshore to escape US gaze

Mnangagwa indulges Chinese miners despite growing unrest

Africa anxious over prospect of World Bank turning away from coal

Mnangagwa's hawkish Cabo Delgado outburst catches SADC off guard

Buoyed by Elon Musk, southern Africa readies for nickel rush

Kuda Tagwirei looking to supply fuel to state despite US sanctions

Victoria Falls Stock Exchange courts junior miners

Mnangagwa battered by VP resignation and US sanctions renewal

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

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DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

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

In Focus
Mnangagwa's favourite tycoon operates offshore to escape US gaze

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