Mining

Senegal
Energy and mining minister to visit Paris

Minister of Energy and Mines Birame Souleye Diop, from Senegal's new administration, will travel to Paris on 3rd and 4th July to attend the seventh edition of Mining on Top Africa.

DRC
Gécamines and ERG seek to bury the hatchet

DRC's state-owned Gécamines is prepared to negotiate a solution with Kazakh miner Eurasian Resources Group that would end arbitration proceedings underway in Paris and Geneva.

Zimbabwe
Behind the scenes of Algy Cluff's lithium project

The British oil and mining veteran visited Zimbabwe twice before signing a contract to resume lithium extraction at the Sandawana lithium deposit. President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the UK's top diplomat in Harare were instrumental in Cluff's decision to re-invest in the country.

Madagascar
Mamy Ravatomanga's shadow looms over Madarail

The businessman, who is close to the president and used to own 75% of Madarail, is once again taking an interest in the railway company, but this time as a facilitator.

Burkina Faso
Outcry from foreign companies over new mining code

The new Burkina mining code is currently being debated by the transitional parliament. The text, which Africa Intelligence has seen, has been drawn up in the utmost secrecy without input from the Chamber of Mines and has not gone down well with foreign mining firms.

Botswana
All lights green for De Beers diamond deal

After two years of negotiations, the trading deal is set to be signed next month.

DRC
Conflict escalates between miners AVZ and Manono Lithium in Tanganyika

The Australian miner is at loggerheads with the joint venture between Cominière and the local subsidiary of Chinese giant Zijin.

Madagascar
Despite gold smuggling sentence, Molou Navazaly Rossanaly continues to thrive

The Malagasy government has given its all-clear for Madagascar Mining to export gold. Its CEO, Molou Navazaly Rossanaly, has also won a tender with the World Bank to produce solar power.

DRC, Morocco
Shareholder ructions at Auplata Mining Group

A minority shareholder has launched legal action against the management of the AMG mining firm. Its boss, Luc Gérard Nyafé, is meanwhile understood to have lodged a complaint against former executives and an ex-lawyer of the Paris-listed firm.

Kenya
Australia's Base Titanium seeks new exploration permits

Kenya's mining sector is enjoying an uptick now that it has resumed issuing licences. The country's largest private player wants to explore mineral sands on several new sites.

Guinea
AMR bauxite operations still paralysed despite court rulings

Two separate Guinean courts have issued orders allowing the company to resume its mining activities, but police are still blocking access to the site. It appears gendarmerie head General Balla Samoura may have a hand in the situation.

The New Guard
Senegal, Madagascar, Uganda

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

Senegal Fatima Mbengue, PASTEF's ‘Madame Solidarity' and presidential insider

Madagascar Matina Razafimahefa, game, tech and match

Uganda Emmanuel Kibirige, speaking out for small-scale miners