International

Tanzania and Australia are seeking to expand bilateral trade, investment, and energy cooperation, placing particular emphasis on developing the East African nation’s mining sector and formalizing artisanal operations. The push for stronger economic and diplomatic ties follows high-level talks in Dar es Salaam between Tanzania’s Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs …

Tanzania formalised its mandated 16% free-carried equity stake in the flagship Lindi Jumbo graphite project, securing a direct share in a high-grade asset central to East Africa’s ambitions to become a vital hub for green transition metals. The agreement, signed May 28 by Minerals Minister Anthony Mavunde, establishes a new …

Rwanda has formally approved a joint venture with Kazakhstan’s state-owned mining company, JSC National Mining Company Tau-Ken Samruk, as the East African nation seeks to leverage its position as a top mineral producer and attract advanced exploration technology into its mining sector. The agreement, greenlit during a Cabinet meeting chaired …

Metso continues to strengthen its leadership in digital services for equipment performance for the minerals processing industry, with the number of connected equipment now exceeding 800. The number has more than doubled since the launch of Metso’s Data-driven Performance Services in September 2025. These services deliver measurable customer value in …

Aldoro Resources is sharpening the geological understanding of its Kameelburg Project in Namibia, with new assay results confirming a distinct zonation pattern of high-grade niobium at the margins of the carbonatite intrusion and rare earth enrichment toward the core, an architecture that materially enhances the project’s development potential. Results from …

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 …

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 …

Rwanda-based mining company Trinity Metals says exports from its Nyakabingo tungsten mine now account for up to 20% of primary tungsten concentrate consumption in the US. Since the commercial agreement that Global Tungsten & Powders (GTP) signed with Trinity’s offtake partner, New York-headquartered Traxys in August 2025, more than 320 …

Scania’s dual-mode production strategy reflects a cautious hedge against uneven EV adoption rates in European heavy freight Scania is to invest €70m (US$81.2m) in its Angers production site in France, extending the facility and adapting assembly lines to enable electric truck production alongside combustion engine output. The investment strengthens Scania’s …

Large-scale hard rock lithium operations are facing increasing pressure to balance throughput, operational stability and resource efficiency as projects continue to expand and ore bodies become more complex. At PLS’ Pilgangoora Operation in Western Australia, the P1000 expansion marks an important step in this evolution. Expanding on the earlier P680 …