Africa

The Portuguese manufacturer and seller of gensets and electric engineering projects is set to participate in both the Africa Energy Forum 2023 (Kenya, June 20th to 23rd) and FILDA (Angola, July 18th to 22nd). With an experience of more than 45 years providing energy solutions for numerous applications, Grupel has …

Artificial wetland R&D project partnership with the University of Lubumbashi which has the potential to play an important role in local ecological infrastructure as well as naturally treating stormwater using native aquatic flora species Variousrojects underway at Glencore’s operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – Kamoto Copper …

Akobo Minerals, the Scandinavian-based Ethiopian gold exploration and boutique mining company has started operations of its ultra-small plant and, with it, production of the company’s first gold. “However you look at it, production of our first gold is an important landmark for the company and is a real boost for …

Throughout 2022, 40% of industrial control system (ICS) computers globally were attacked with malware. In Africa, the figure sits at 47%, according to Kaspersky. The three countries which experienced the most attacks on ICS infrastructure were Ethiopia (62%), Algeria (59%), and Burundi (57%). They are followed by Rwanda (46%), Kenya …

Walkabout Resources has signed a term sheet with Gemcorp, an emerging-markets focused investment fund manager, for up to US$25 million to complete construction of the Lindi Jumbo Graphite Mine in Tanzania. Andrew Cunningham, Walkabout Chief Executive Officer said Lindi Jumbo project is more than 85% complete to cost prior to …

Mali government has honoured Barrick Gold Corporation’s Loulo Gounkoto Mine for its role in enabling the country’s tax department to achieve its revenue targets for 2022. Loulo-Gounkoto gold mining complex has become one of the largest taxpayer in Mali, The country’s Director of Large Enterprises presented both Loulo and Gounkoto …

Over one thousand stakeholders from the extractive and energy sectors, will gather for the 2023 EITI (Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative) Global Conference, this year. The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative is a global standard for the good governance of oil, gas and mineral resources. It seeks to address the key governance …

The global energy sector’s appetite for minerals – many of which can be sourced in Africa – is good news for the future of mining, and will no doubt be an important focus at this year’s Investing in Mining Indaba in Cape Town. However, the pressure on mines is still …

After five years of steadily implementing its Safety for Life brand, Omnia Group company BME has successfully achieved one of its key safety targets – a zero recordable case rate (RCR) – for the year ending January 2023. “We consider our zero RCR over the preceding 12 months as a …

The United States of America’s Department of State released a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia on electric vehicle battery value chains. The document was signed on 13 December 2022, during the Africa Leaders Summit and states DRC and Zambia’s involvement in …