The narrative driving East Africa’s technology sector is undergoing a fundamental transformation. What began as a story about mobile connectivity and grassroots innovation is rapidly pivoting toward compute power the raw processing capabilities, networking, and memory infrastructure required to anchor the next generation of complex digital economies. To unlock this …

Blencowe Resources’ Ugandan graphite story keeps building momentum. The London-listed miner has reported further assay results from shallow drilling at its new Beehive deposit, reinforcing the continuity of mineralisation that could materially expand the scale of its flagship Orom-Cross graphite project. Beehive and the neighbouring Iyan deposit are both significant …

Mozambique and Tanzania have tightened their regulatory alliance over the hydrocarbon-rich Rovuma Basin, signing a key bilateral pact to harmonize oversight and audit capabilities across one of Southern Africa’s most critical frontier natural gas plays. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed in Maputo by Mozambique’s National Petroleum Institute (INP) and …

Perseus Mining’s Nyanzaga Gold Project hasn’t produced a single ounce of commercial gold yet but it has already injected 457.7bn/- into Tanzania’s economy, a pre-production dividend that underscores how much value a modern mining project can generate before the pour even starts. The Sengerema-based project in Mwanza Region, operated by …

The mining industry is confronting a less visible but increasingly critical threat as mining operations push deeper and geological conditions grow more complex, which is reactive ground and elevated blast-hole temperatures. These conditions are redefining how mines approach safety, demanding more rigorous science, tighter controls and continuous validation across the …

The global leader in bulk material handling solutions, Martin Engineering, has launched a transformative digital system that unlocks opportunities to maximise the efficiency, reliability and performance of industrial air cannons. The N2® Air Cannon Intelligence (ACI) System gives operators of cement plants and other large-scale, high-temperature facilities unprecedented insight into …

SKF is a global leader in slewing bearing design and manufacture, drawing on decades of application insight, unrivalled manufacturing expertise and a Life Cycle Management philosophy to provide customers with high performance solutions across a wide range of types and sizes. The portfolio includes both standard and customised slewing bearings …

Saudi Arabia’s diversification push has reached East Africa’s skyline. Mabani Aljazeera Holding Group has agreed to acquire a 50%-less-one-share stake in Jabali Towers, a flagship mixed-use development inside Tatu City’s Special Economic Zone, its first-ever investment in Kenya and a signal that Gulf capital is moving well beyond its traditional …

Globeleq has reached commercial and financial close on its 153 MW/612 MWh Red Sands battery energy storage system (BESS) in South Africa’s Northern Cape, in what is being described as Africa’s biggest standalone battery project to reach commercial close. The renewables developer, owned by the development finance institutions of the …

Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has ordered an immediate halt to all gold mining activities in the western district of Kanungu, cracking down on a massive, unlicensed gold rush that officials say has triggered severe environmental degradation, public health risks, and local economic disruption. The suspension targets a …