Gold

The New Guard
DRC, Sudan, Ghana

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

DRC Noëlla Ayeganagato Nakwipone, young but not inexperienced minister

Sudan Mohamed Sigeir, pharmacist and central to Taqaddum coalition

Ghana Nana Kwasi Barning Ackah, key cocoa mediator

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

Morocco
British emissary Emmerson presses accelerator on Khemisset potash project

The representative of Emmerson's main shareholders has paid a visit to Morocco to lay out what the company, backed by major international mining firms, hopes to gain from the site east of Rabat.

Madagascar
Ex-senator Sylvain Rabetsaroana seeks new financial partner for his gold export business

The former legislator, who is close to President Rajoelina's éminence grise, business magnate Maminiaina Ravatomanga, is looking for an investor to help him develop his company, SOA Gold.

Gabon, Morocco
Royal miner Managem bets on Gabon gold after troubled 2023

Moroccan miner Managem, a subsidiary of the Al Mada royal holding company, is hoping that Gabon’s subsoil will help it rebound from a troubled 2023 financial year that saw it suffer a 22% fall in sales and its activities still suspended in Somalia.

Morocco
Mining magnate Benoît La Salle targets big Moroccan copper find

The Canadian head of Aya Gold & Silver believes he can find a major copper deposit in Morocco by investing in exploration. He has been discussing his plans with other mining sector figures like Robert Friedland and Mark Bristow.

Uganda
Kampala hopes to capitalise on US-China race for graphite and rare earths

The Ugandan government plans to take advantage of Beijing and Washington's appetite for energy transition minerals to consolidate its mining industry, which is still in its infancy in these sectors.

Zimbabwe
Zanu-PF MP Scott Pedzai Sakupwanya tightens grip on Zimbabwe gold industry

Sakupwanya, a freshly-elected MP for the ruling party and owner of the Redwing mine, sold almost half of the gold produced in Zimbabwe in 2023.

Central African Republic
Baraldi Mines Centrafrique wins arbitration case against the government

The Central African Republic has been ordered by the International Arbitration Chamber of Paris to pay the Italian company €676,350 to compensate for its revocation of two mining exploration permits in 2021.

DRC
Luc Gérard Nyafé's takeover of Banro runs into headwinds

Namoya Mine personnel have accused the DRC entrepreneur of not keeping his promises on jobs and the resumption of operations at the gold mine. Meanwhile, former deputy mines minister Victor Kasongo is laying claim to ownership of the site.

Burkina Faso
Simon Tiemtoré sets up gold mining task force

The American-Burkinabe businessman, who acquired the Boungou and Wahgnion gold mines last June and who until then had mainly been active in finance and agribusiness, has put together a close-knit team to develop his mining interests.

Burkina Faso
Boungou gold mine far from recovery

The mine bought by Simon Tiemtoré's Canadian company Lilium Mining in 2023 has ground to a halt because of ongoing militant attacks on fuel deliveries.