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Battery Metals

Lithium, cobalt, graphite, vanadium and nickel, of which Africa boasts large reserves, are highly sought after for their capacity to store energy as batteries.

DRC, United States
Westwin Elements looks beyond DRC for mining needs

Led by KaLeigh Long, a former political consultant with close ties to evangelical Republican circles, the US company focuses on nickel refining and is currently sourcing outside the African country, contrary to its initial ambitions.

Subscribers only Mining 02.05.2025

Madagascar
Japan's Sumitomo appoints new CFO for Ambatovy

Japanese nickel and cobalt mining and industrial complex Ambatovy has appointed a new CFO, Kentaro Kanayama.

Subscribers only Mining 18.04.2025

DRC
Taxman hits Glencore with record multi-billion-dollar bill

Breaking news published on 16/04/25, at 14:00 GMT - The Congolese tax authorities are claiming around $4.7bn from Swiss giant Glencore's local subsidiaries.

Subscribers only Mining 16.04.2025

The entrance to Mutanda Mine in the DRC on 19 June 2023.

DRC
Potential mining deal with Abu Dhabi taking shape

Emirati company International Resources Holding pursuing low-key discussions with Gécamines on granting of strategic mining permit in the Katanga province of Lualaba.

Subscribers only Mining, Diplomacy 14.04.2025

Somalia
Somali government revamps mining code as it seeks strategic ores

The executive is working on a new mining law to attract international investors interested in uranium. It is also aiming to relaunch prospecting for lithium, cobalt, gold and diamonds.

Subscribers only Mining 11.04.2025

Spotlight | DRC
Trump administration reluctant to strike minerals deal with Kinshasa

Congolese officials who have travelled to Washington have failed to dispel the Trump administration's scepticism about a strategic minerals deal with Félix Tshisekedi's presidency.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 03.04.2025

US President Donald Trump and Massad Boulos, his senior adviser for Africa and also Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs, in Dearborn, Michigan, on 1 November 2024.

Madagascar
Base Toliara company speeds up revision of mining investment legislation

Large-scale mining investment legislation could be updated this year, thanks in part to the lobbying of the mines minister by Base Toliara's management.

Subscribers only Mining 27.03.2025

Morocco
Washington seeks to renegotiate its free trade agreement with Rabat

In line with his America First policy, US President Donald Trump sees the renegotiation of the free trade agreement between the US and Morrocco as an opportunity to promote American companies.

Subscribers only Business 12.03.2025

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi dangles mineral resources in exchange for help against M23

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has been pulling out all the stops to buy time since Rwandan-backed rebels captured swathes of territory in eastern DRC. He hopes that offering mining projects will win him support from the US and the United Arab Emirates.

Subscribers only Defence 05.03.2025

M23 rebels at the Goma-Gisenyi Grande Barrier border crossing, 1 March 2025.

Morocco
Royal holding company Al Mada to open its gigafactory in June

The giant Cobco plant will produce 120,000 tonnes per year of cathode components for batteries used in electric vehicles.

Subscribers only Business 28.02.2025

Malawi
Chakwera prioritises mining projects in run-up to presidential poll

The Malawian president, who is standing for re-election against two of his predecessors, is hoping to tap into the nascent mining boom being spearheaded by Australian firms.

Free access Mining, Politics 24.02.2025

Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) 2024 Summit, Beijing, 5 September 2024.

Madagascar
Base Toliara seeks tax benefits and stability guarantees

Work on the $770m project will begin in 2026, but in the meantime the mining company is seeking special status under the Law on Large Mining Investments, which it considers more favourable to investors.

Subscribers only Mining 21.02.2025

Tanzania
Frustrated miners hope to influence tax legislation

Two juniors, which are developing nickel and graphite projects with the support of the Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP for one, and the South Korean metallurgist Posco for the other, are completing financing to be able to start production.

Subscribers only Mining 17.02.2025

In Focus | Morocco
US-China trade war threatens Morocco's nascent battery industry

As part of its battle with Beijing, Donald Trump's new administration will be paying particular attention to Morocco. The only African country to have a free trade agreement with the United States has become a hunting ground for major Chinese groups in recent years.

Subscribers only Business 03.02.2025

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Madagascar
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DRC
Taxman hits Glencore with record multi-billion-dollar bill

DRC
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Somalia
Somali government revamps mining code as it seeks strategic ores

Spotlight | DRC
Trump administration reluctant to strike minerals deal with Kinshasa

Madagascar
Base Toliara company speeds up revision of mining investment legislation

Morocco
Washington seeks to renegotiate its free trade agreement with Rabat

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Morocco
Royal holding company Al Mada to open its gigafactory in June

Malawi
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Madagascar
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Tanzania
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In Focus | Morocco
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Central Africa, West Africa
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Morocco
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Morocco
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Morocco
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Nigeria
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Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

DRC, United States
Westwin Elements looks beyond DRC for mining needs

Madagascar
Japan's Sumitomo appoints new CFO for Ambatovy

DRC
Taxman hits Glencore with record multi-billion-dollar bill

DRC
Potential mining deal with Abu Dhabi taking shape

Somalia
Somali government revamps mining code as it seeks strategic ores

Spotlight | DRC
Trump administration reluctant to strike minerals deal with Kinshasa

Madagascar
Base Toliara company speeds up revision of mining investment legislation

Morocco
Washington seeks to renegotiate its free trade agreement with Rabat

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi dangles mineral resources in exchange for help against M23

Morocco
Royal holding company Al Mada to open its gigafactory in June

Malawi
Chakwera prioritises mining projects in run-up to presidential poll

Madagascar
Base Toliara seeks tax benefits and stability guarantees

Tanzania
Frustrated miners hope to influence tax legislation

In Focus | Morocco
US-China trade war threatens Morocco's nascent battery industry

Central Africa, West Africa
African troubles contributed to CEO Bories' exit from French miner Eramet

Morocco
As Trump looms, South Korea's gigafactories in doubt

Morocco
Washington plans to strengthen embassies to counter Beijing

Morocco
US ambassador in Rabat quits ahead of Trump's return to White House

Nigeria
Mines Minister Henry Dele Alake hampered by budgetary constraints

Morocco
Managem's labs doing good business