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Manganese

Gabon produces large quantities of this key component of steel alloys. There are also manganese projects in Southern Africa, Angola and Burkina Faso, home to the famous Tambao deposit.

Traoré appoints his ex-professor Nicolas Kagambéga as mining adviser

A senior official at the mines ministry has been made special adviser to the junta leader, who was his student at the university of Ouagadougou. But his appointment could spark tensions within the mining sector.

Traoré's cabinet greenlights mysterious Tambao buyer

An obscure Turkish firm picked up two prized Burkinabe mining permits on 10 March: the Tambao manganese deposit, which has estimated reserves of 55m tonnes, and the Inata gold permit.

SpotlightCENTRAL AFRICA Energy Mining Commodity traders 17/03/2023

Pressure mounts on CEMAC to relax foreign exchange rules

The main foreign investors in the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa are alarmed by the regional body's foreign exchange regulations, considering them to be too tough. But despite intense lobbying, a relaxation of the rules looks unlikely, the central bank having set itself ambitious objectives for foreign currency reserves.

Abbas Mahamat Tolli, governor of the Bank of Central African States, in Paris in 2018.

UNITED STATES ZAMBIA Finance Mining Diplomacy 20/12/2022

President Hichilema pampered by Biden administration in Washington

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has been lauded for reforms aimed at turning his country around and has won US support on several fronts. In exchange, Washington wants to secure a supply line for electric vehicle batteries.

President of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema at the US Capitol, Washington, DC, 13 December 2022.

BOTSWANA Mining 13/10/2022

Kneipe Setlhare explores new mining avenues with Uranus Minerals

Botswana businessman Kneipe Setlhare's registration of a new company, Uranus Minerals, on 27 September in Gaborone, has been raising questions about what he plans to do next.

SOUTH AFRICA Diplomacy 30/08/2022

Pretoria's vested interest in keeping Russia close

Pro-Moscow ministers are stepping up efforts to boost relations between both countries. They are succeeding in shifting the neutral stance advocated by President Cyril Ramaphosa.

ZAMBIA Mining 04/07/2022

National mining company ZCCM-IH increasing efforts to target cement market

In addition to supplying cement manufacturers with limestone, state-run ZCCM-IH is looking into building a new gypsum factory, another component of cement, as part of its strategy to diversify beyond copper.

BOTSWANA Mining 22/06/2022

Christian Cordier doubles down in Botswana's metal fever

The Australian entrepreneur, already among the most active players in the recent wave of international investment in metal exploration in Botswana, is expanding his operations. He relies on a network of local partners.

CAMEROON Mining 22/06/2022

Eramet looks beyond rutile

On top of its flagship rutile project in Akonolinga, the French group Eramet has embarked on a permit acquisition and application drive in Cameroon, in line with its strategy to find new high-potential deposits.

ZAMBIA Mining 15/06/2022

ZCCM-IH hunts for new boss to implement strategic plan

ZCCM-Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH), which manages the state's stake in Zambia's mines, has formally launched the process of recruiting a new CEO.

NAMIBIA Infrastructure Mining 06/06/2022

Tycoon Titus Nakuumba taps into Namibian minerals ambitions

The project for a new mining warehouse in the port city of Walvis Bay, led by businessman Titus Nakuumba, is about to be given the go-ahead. Windhoek is seeking to establish its ports as an alternative to its South African neighbour.

SOUTH AFRICA Politics 06/06/2022

ANC pushing to curb party funding law's transparency clauses

For over a year now political parties have been required to publish the names of their donors under the new Political Party Funding Act. The African National Congress, however, is uncomfortable with disclosing its supporters and plans to revise the law.

NIGERIA Mining 27/05/2022

Government plans PR campaign on natural resources to attract foreign investors

In order to increase the mining sector's contribution to the country's GDP, the Nigerian government is preparing a PR campaign to promote its national resources. But it first has to wait for the findings of a geological survey currently in progress.

ANGOLA Mining 23/05/2022

Eramet taking close look at mining potential

The French mining group Eramet has held talks with the Luanda authorities to look at the potential of the Angolan subsoil. President Lourenço is hoping that the major players in the sector will start to diversify the minerals being mined, a key element of his mandate.

AFRICA INDIA SAUDI ARABIA Mining 19/05/2022

Riyadh and New Delhi go hunting for investors at Mining Indaba

Saudi Arabia and India made the most of the Investing in African Mining Indaba annual conference to showcase the investment opportunities on offer on their own home soil.

Minister of Industry and Mines Bandar Bin Ibrahim Al Khorayef at the 2022 Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town.

SOUTH AFRICA Mining 18/05/2022

Seriti Resources tightens its grip on New Largo, Eskom's future coal supplier

The South African firm, which regroups four influential holding companies, has supplied the state utility's coal-fired power stations since 1998. It is now the sole owner of the vast New Largo project, which is set to supply the new Kusile power plant.

GUINEA Mining 05/05/2022

Battery metals attract new exploration hopefuls

The increasing demand for minerals used in the manufacture of electric batteries, namely lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese, is leading to greater interest in Guinea's natural resources.

In Focus ANGOLA SOUTH AFRICA Business 25/04/2022

Bekker, Penny, Dos Santos... Russia's African partners kept at bay by war in Ukraine

Since Moscow began its military offensive in Ukraine, numerous southern African entrepreneurs have had to freeze their investment projects in Russia or leave their positions as directors of companies under sanctions. Being separated from these wealthy Africans has entrenched the dichotomy of Russia's presence on the continent:

Naspers' boss Koos Bekker, former CEO of De Beers Gareth Penny and Isabel Dos Santos, daughter of Angola's former President.

UNITED KINGDOM Mining 05/04/2022

African critical minerals fever grips corridors of Westminster

Lobbyists in the UK parliament are campaigning to diversify Britain's supply of critical minerals. To the delight of the country's juniors, who are exploring for rare earths, graphite and manganese in Africa.

DRC Mining 28/03/2022

UN assigning consultants to establish battery precursor factory in Katanga

DR Congo has plans to make the most of its resources in cobalt, nickel, lithium and manganese by building battery cathode precursor factories in the Haut-Katanga Special Economic Zone. The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa will lend a hand.

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Manganese

Traoré appoints his ex-professor Nicolas Kagambéga as mining adviser

Traoré's cabinet greenlights mysterious Tambao buyer

Pressure mounts on CEMAC to relax foreign exchange rules

President Hichilema pampered by Biden administration in Washington

Kneipe Setlhare explores new mining avenues with Uranus Minerals

Pretoria's vested interest in keeping Russia close

National mining company ZCCM-IH increasing efforts to target cement market

Christian Cordier doubles down in Botswana's metal fever

Eramet looks beyond rutile

ZCCM-IH hunts for new boss to implement strategic plan

Tycoon Titus Nakuumba taps into Namibian minerals ambitions

ANC pushing to curb party funding law's transparency clauses

Government plans PR campaign on natural resources to attract foreign investors

Eramet taking close look at mining potential

Riyadh and New Delhi go hunting for investors at Mining Indaba

Seriti Resources tightens its grip on New Largo, Eskom's future coal supplier

Battery metals attract new exploration hopefuls

Bekker, Penny, Dos Santos... Russia's African partners kept at bay by war in Ukraine

African critical minerals fever grips corridors of Westminster

UN assigning consultants to establish battery precursor factory in Katanga

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Manganese

Traoré appoints his ex-professor Nicolas Kagambéga as mining adviser

Traoré's cabinet greenlights mysterious Tambao buyer

Pressure mounts on CEMAC to relax foreign exchange rules

President Hichilema pampered by Biden administration in Washington

Kneipe Setlhare explores new mining avenues with Uranus Minerals

Pretoria's vested interest in keeping Russia close

National mining company ZCCM-IH increasing efforts to target cement market

Christian Cordier doubles down in Botswana's metal fever

Eramet looks beyond rutile

ZCCM-IH hunts for new boss to implement strategic plan

Tycoon Titus Nakuumba taps into Namibian minerals ambitions

ANC pushing to curb party funding law's transparency clauses

Government plans PR campaign on natural resources to attract foreign investors

Eramet taking close look at mining potential

Riyadh and New Delhi go hunting for investors at Mining Indaba

Seriti Resources tightens its grip on New Largo, Eskom's future coal supplier

Battery metals attract new exploration hopefuls

Bekker, Penny, Dos Santos... Russia's African partners kept at bay by war in Ukraine

African critical minerals fever grips corridors of Westminster

UN assigning consultants to establish battery precursor factory in Katanga

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