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Copper

Copper plays a key role in the economies of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, and is produced throughout Africa, from Morocco in the north down to Botswana, Namibia and South Africa in the south and Uganda and Eritrea in the east.

Zimbabwe
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.

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

Madagascar
Rio Tinto pushes its agenda in tax renegotiations

QMM, Rio Tinto's division in Madagascar, has scheduled bi-monthly meetings with authorities to discuss its fiscal regime, up for renewal, and recruited a brand new communications team, as well as agency 35°Nord to reinforce public relations over the next year.

Subscribers only Mining 13.05.2021

DRC
Gecamines entrusts two sites to Terra Mining, a firm with Israeli, Bulgarian and Ukrainian ties

Terra Mining came to an agreement with Gecamines to determine the potential of two cobalt and copper permits in Haut-Katanga. The company is based in Bulgaria but run by Ukrainian and Israeli businessmen, some of whom are already very active in the DRC.

Subscribers only Mining 10.05.2021

Africa, Portugal
Lisbon hopes to short-circuit Africa's battery metal producers

With European demand for responsibly sourced battery metals continuing to grow, Portugal is seeking to position itself as an alternative to African exporters of minerals with high attendant risks.

Subscribers only Mining 07.05.2021

DRC
Illegal miners vs security forces: an exasperating game of cat and mouse

Katanga and national authorities appear powerless to halt the cycle of security forces chasing artisanal diggers from sites owned by frustrated mining firms only for the illegal diggers to move on to other sites.

Subscribers only Mining 03.05.2021

Guinea
Ivorian Fakhoury family keen to tap into Guinean gold

The newly registered, Yam's Mining, which opened its doors in Conakry in March, filed five permit requests on 21 April to explore gold in Guinea. It has targeted sites in the eastern region of Kankan.

Subscribers only Mining 30.04.2021

Uganda
Museveni gets tough on illegal miners after chasing their votes

While he may have accepted their vote during the January election in which he won another term, President Yoweri Museveni is now taking tough action to achieve another goal: increase state revenue.

Subscribers only Mining 29.04.2021

Spotlight | DRC
China-DRC middleman Simon Cong goes into copper mining with Gecamines

Influential Chinese businessman Simon Cong, who is close to the Kabila clan and has interests throughout the Congolese economy, is due to start operations soon on a copper mining venture in Haut-Katanga.

Subscribers only Mining 23.04.2021

DRC
Chamber of mines wants to assess Kabila's code

Just after former head of state Joseph Kabila pulled out of the ruling coalition, the country's chamber of mines is mulling whether to review one of his most significant achievements as president, the 2018 mining code, in order to pinpoint its strengths but also its weaknesses.

Subscribers only Mining 19.04.2021

DRC, Zambia
CNMC reviews compliance rules after $16.6m copper contract "oversight"

The Chinese mining conglomerate plans to revise its internal controls after forgetting, for months, to inform to its board and the Hong Kong stock exchange about two copper contracts with a firm active in the DRC.

Subscribers only Mining 15.04.2021

Guinea
Nigerian mogul Benedict Peters eyes Guinea's iron deposits

Bravura, the oil magnate's mining branch, is establishing itself in mineral-rich Guinea, with a particular focus on its iron.

Subscribers only Mining 13.04.2021

Benedict Peters, founder of the oil company Aiteo.

DRC
Ex-chamber of mines boss Simon Tuma-Waku to grow agricultural business

The deputy managing director of Tenke Fungurume Mining, former minister and ex-chair of the DRC's chamber of mines is ploughing ahead with plans to farm the land he owns in Haut-Katanga.

Free access Mining, Business 05.04.2021

Zambia
Dangote scores win against football chief Andrew Kamanga

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote's firm has won an appeal against Enfin, the company that introduced it to the Zambian authorities and claimed it was owed unpaid fees. Enfin was founded by Andrew Kamanga, who recently renewed his term as president of the Football Association of Zambia.

Subscribers only Business 02.04.2021

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
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Copper

Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa's PR misses a step over Kazungula Bridge

Madagascar
Rio Tinto pushes its agenda in tax renegotiations

DRC
Gecamines entrusts two sites to Terra Mining, a firm with Israeli, Bulgarian and Ukrainian ties

Africa, Portugal
Lisbon hopes to short-circuit Africa's battery metal producers

DRC
Illegal miners vs security forces: an exasperating game of cat and mouse

Guinea
Ivorian Fakhoury family keen to tap into Guinean gold

Uganda
Museveni gets tough on illegal miners after chasing their votes

Spotlight | DRC
China-DRC middleman Simon Cong goes into copper mining with Gecamines

DRC
Chamber of mines wants to assess Kabila's code

DRC, Zambia
CNMC reviews compliance rules after $16.6m copper contract "oversight"

Guinea
Nigerian mogul Benedict Peters eyes Guinea's iron deposits

DRC
Ex-chamber of mines boss Simon Tuma-Waku to grow agricultural business

Zambia
Dangote scores win against football chief Andrew Kamanga

DRC
Glencore's Katanga Mining to pay investors $1m

Mauritius
Ex-Glencore and Trafigura exec Deon Garbers resurfaces in consulting

DRC
General John Numbi's swift business with Katanga miners

Mauritania
Royalties and taxes at heart of battle between Quantum Minerals and Nouakchott

Angola, DRC, Zambia
CNMC and Erik Prince wholeheartedly believe in Lobito corridor

Spotlight | DRC, Southern Africa
Copperbelt mineral exports dry up after hike in cross-border tolls

Zambia
State miner ZCCM-IH wants legal big bang to boost revenue

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Copper

Zimbabwe Mnangagwa's PR misses a step over Kazungula Bridge

Madagascar Rio Tinto pushes its agenda in tax renegotiations

DRC Gecamines entrusts two sites to Terra Mining, a firm with Israeli, Bulgarian and Ukrainian ties

Africa, Portugal Lisbon hopes to short-circuit Africa's battery metal producers

DRC Illegal miners vs security forces: an exasperating game of cat and mouse

Guinea Ivorian Fakhoury family keen to tap into Guinean gold

Uganda Museveni gets tough on illegal miners after chasing their votes

Spotlight | DRC China-DRC middleman Simon Cong goes into copper mining with Gecamines

DRC Chamber of mines wants to assess Kabila's code

DRC, Zambia CNMC reviews compliance rules after $16.6m copper contract "oversight"

Guinea Nigerian mogul Benedict Peters eyes Guinea's iron deposits

DRC Ex-chamber of mines boss Simon Tuma-Waku to grow agricultural business

Zambia Dangote scores win against football chief Andrew Kamanga

DRC Glencore's Katanga Mining to pay investors $1m

Mauritius Ex-Glencore and Trafigura exec Deon Garbers resurfaces in consulting

DRC General John Numbi's swift business with Katanga miners

Mauritania Royalties and taxes at heart of battle between Quantum Minerals and Nouakchott

Angola, DRC, Zambia CNMC and Erik Prince wholeheartedly believe in Lobito corridor

Spotlight | DRC, Southern Africa Copperbelt mineral exports dry up after hike in cross-border tolls

Zambia State miner ZCCM-IH wants legal big bang to boost revenue

Refine your search

About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa's PR misses a step over Kazungula Bridge

Madagascar
Rio Tinto pushes its agenda in tax renegotiations

DRC
Gecamines entrusts two sites to Terra Mining, a firm with Israeli, Bulgarian and Ukrainian ties

Africa, Portugal
Lisbon hopes to short-circuit Africa's battery metal producers

DRC
Illegal miners vs security forces: an exasperating game of cat and mouse

Guinea
Ivorian Fakhoury family keen to tap into Guinean gold

Uganda
Museveni gets tough on illegal miners after chasing their votes

Spotlight | DRC
China-DRC middleman Simon Cong goes into copper mining with Gecamines

DRC
Chamber of mines wants to assess Kabila's code

DRC, Zambia
CNMC reviews compliance rules after $16.6m copper contract "oversight"

Guinea
Nigerian mogul Benedict Peters eyes Guinea's iron deposits

DRC
Ex-chamber of mines boss Simon Tuma-Waku to grow agricultural business

Zambia
Dangote scores win against football chief Andrew Kamanga

DRC
Glencore's Katanga Mining to pay investors $1m

Mauritius
Ex-Glencore and Trafigura exec Deon Garbers resurfaces in consulting

DRC
General John Numbi's swift business with Katanga miners

Mauritania
Royalties and taxes at heart of battle between Quantum Minerals and Nouakchott

Angola, DRC, Zambia
CNMC and Erik Prince wholeheartedly believe in Lobito corridor

Spotlight | DRC, Southern Africa
Copperbelt mineral exports dry up after hike in cross-border tolls

Zambia
State miner ZCCM-IH wants legal big bang to boost revenue