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BOTSWANA UNITED KINGDOM Politics 26/07/2022

Lord Hain takes up case of former president Ian Khama in House of Lords

In the fierce battle being fought between Botswanan president Mokgweetsi Masisi and his predecessor Ian Khama, a new front has been opened up in London. Lord Peter Hain has recently taken up Khama's case in the House of Lords. [...]

The Labour Party's Lord Peter Hain. © Justin Ng/UPPA/Avalon

ANGOLA Mining 14/06/2022

Angolan lithium in the limelight

In recent years, the main energy transition metals that have been of interest to Angola's investors have been cobalt, nickel and copper. However, a listed junior is now targetting lithium, an essential metal for battery manufacturing, which is highly sought after on the African continent. [...]

SOUTH AFRICA Politics 24/05/2022

Malema's Economic Freedom Fighters take aim at French African policy

On 25 May, the radical left-wing party, which is the third biggest in the country and has close links with Russia, is organising a march on the French embassy in Pretoria. Unprecedented in South Africa, the demonstration is billed as denouncing France's interference in the continent's affairs. [...]

MOZAMBIQUE Mining 13/05/2022

MRG Metals reignites uranium ambitions in Zambezia province

Maputo, seeking to profit from rising uranium prices, hopes that a new project involving Australia's MRG Metals, the first in Mozambique for almost a decade, will herald a new wave of investment in the nuclear fuel. [...]

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MOZAMBIQUE Energy 31/03/2022

TotalEnergies' bidders wary of Kigali's influence

Mindful that Rwandan forces rescued the French major's LNG project in Cabo Delgado, its would-be subcontractors are more and more worried about a competitor from Kigali. [...]

SOUTH AFRICA Mining 18/01/2022

Merafe Resources keen to add platinum to its portfolio

Merafe Resources is looking to move into the platinum sector, globally dominated by South African producers. This move comes on the back of the company's joint venture with Glencore, Merafe Ferrochrome and Mining, which is the world's largest producer of ferrochrome, a mineral needed to make stainless steel. [...]

ANGOLA Mining 08/12/2021

Botswana Diamonds eyes Angolan stones

South Africa's Vutomi Mining, a subsidiary of John Teeling's Botswana Diamonds, has created a new Angolan investment structure. This comes as international investors are making a comeback in the country. [...]

RUSSIA MOZAMBIQUE Diplomacy 02/12/2021

Moscow remains involved in Cabo Delgado despite Wagner's exit

As the US attempts to restore ties with the Mozambican army, Russia's deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov has offered Maputo Moscow's help in training the country's soldiers. Despite the official withdrawal of the paramilitaries from Wagner in 2020, Russian soldiers have never completely vacated Mozambican soil. [...]

ZIMBABWE SOUTH AFRICA Energy 29/11/2021

Australia, land of fundraising opportunities for onshore gas players Renergen, Kinetiko and Invictus

The three most high-profile onshore gas exploration companies in southern Africa, Renergen, Kinetiko and Invictus, are all backed by Australian money. [...]

INDIA ZAMBIA Business 25/08/2021

India entices Zambia with low export rates

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. [...]

MOZAMBIQUE Energy 28/07/2021

Rwandan soldiers move in to allow TotalEnergies to resume work

The Rwandan soldiers deployed to Cabo Delgado have already fired shots at the Islamist-linked group whose actions forced TotalEnergies to bring the construction of its gas liquefaction facility to a standstill. [...]

BOTSWANA Mining 22/06/2021

Dazzle of world's third largest diamond masks industry doldrums

Weighing in at a jaw-dropping 1,098 carats, the gemstone discovered by Debswana, a partnership between De Beers and Gaborone, made headlines the world over. But behind all the distracting sparkle, the business of diamonds is losing its shine. [...]

Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, with the newly discovered 1000-carat diamond. © Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

ZIMBABWE SOUTH AFRICA Politics 08/06/2021

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. [...]

Barbara Rwodzi, a member of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) of the African Union (AU). © Twitter/@BarbaraRwodzi

NAMIBIA Mining 28/05/2021

Danish art magnate offers Windhoek platform to bypass diamond middlemen

A delegation from the Swiss-based Adex Platform led by Danish businessman Teit Ritzau recently visited Windhoek to present its proposed diamond sales platform. [...]

Adex Platform's delegation were received by the executive director at the Ministry of International Relations, Penda Naanda (right). © Twitter/@MIRCO_NAMIBIA

MADAGASCAR Energy 29/04/2021

CNOOC hopes to bag former ExxonMobil and BP blocks

The Chinese oil firm wants the blocks that the majors abandoned in Madagascar because of high exploration costs. [...]

SpotlightSADC MOZAMBIQUE Diplomacy 28/04/2021

Masisi prepares SADC's response to Cabo Delgado insurgency

At the upcoming SADC talks in Maputo, Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi will put foward a military and logistical response to the security crisis in Cabo Delgado, an initiative that is also intended to shore up the candidacy of Masisi favourite Elias Magosi as SADC secretary-general. [...]

President of Botswana Mokgweetsi Masisi. © Aaron Ufumeli/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

BOTSWANA Mining 21/04/2021

Atang Makgekgenene gets back into mining on home turf

Years after leaving the Botswanan mining sector, the businessman and rally driving afficionado has registered two companies under his own name. A prelude to new investments? [...]

MAURITIUS Finance Business 15/04/2021

Biden's global minimum tax upsets the offshore apple cart

With his proposed global minimum tax rate, Joe Biden could deprive offshore players in Mauritius of one of their unique selling points. [...]

MADAGASCAR MAURITIUS Defence Diplomacy 01/04/2021

Beijing and New Delhi court Indian Ocean armies

To consolidate their positions in the Indian Ocean, China and India are stepping up their cooperation with the Madagascan and Mauritian armies while the United States keeps a watchful eye on the region. [...]

SpotlightANGOLA Diplomacy 30/03/2021

Lourenço follows dos Santos asset trail to Singapore

Angola's justice ministry has previously asked Emirati and Mauritian authorities to help it locate the assets of the dos Santos family. Now it is taking the treasure hunt all the way to Singapore. Isabel dos Santos, for her part, is fighting back in court in London. [...]

Isabel dos Santos, daughter of former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos. © Tiago Petinga/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

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