DRC, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia
Critical minerals: EU deepens ties with Windhoek and woos Kinshasa

South Africa
EU and Pretoria set out next steps in critical minerals deal

A manganese refining project in the northeast has attracted the attention of the European Union. The underlying objective is to diversify its sources of critical minerals in order to build its own electric vehicle battery manufacturing industry.

The New Guard
South Africa, Angola, Zambia

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

South Africa Dire Tladi, first South African judge on ICJ

Angola Elisabete Dias dos Santos, AKA Betty the egg queen

Zambia Mfekiyi Makayi, a miner with an eye on AI

Namibia
Windhoek set to apply to EITI mining transparency body

The international secretariat of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Oslo is expecting to receive an application from Namibia soon.

DRC
EU-DRC minerals partnership on cards at Global Gateway Forum

The EU and Kinshasa are set to sign an MoU on critical minerals in late October, paving the way for an important supply chain partnership.

Namibia
Green hydrogen: France's HDF Energy makes its mark in the shadow of Germany's Enertrag

Working in the shadow of prominent German players developing green hydrogen in Namibia, France's HDF Energy is also investing in the sector with a no-export strategy that should enable it to come on stream more quickly.

DRC
Business and culture on the agenda for Macron in Kinshasa

French President Emmanuel Macron's official visit to DR Congo will be a busy one on March 4.