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After years of cautious adoption, mining electrification is entering a decisive acceleration phase and ABB believes the industry has crossed a critical maturity threshold. With validated deployments and significantly reduced risk, the company expects electrified ore handling to grow exponentially over the next five years far more aggressively than in …

CAPE TOWN—Africa’s critical minerals are increasingly viewed as a strategic hedge against global geopolitical volatility. At the 2026 Investing in African Mining Indaba, industry leaders highlighted that the continent is uniquely positioned to benefit from a shift toward a new resource-driven world order. Despite rising nationalism and shifting trade barriers, …

As the global race for energy transition materials intensifies, the historical bond between the automotive sector and platinum-group metal (PGM) miners is evolving from simple buyer-seller transactions into complex, strategic alliances. Delegates at the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026 in Cape Town heard this week that these partnerships spanning …

Diversified downstream energy solutions provider Puma Energy and Hass Group, a leading oil marketing company in Africa have inked a lubricant distribution partnership covering the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The agreement was signed at the just ended Investing in African Mining Indaba conference in Cape Town. The agreement marks …

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is a significant part of the global mineral economy. In fact, 45 million people across the world work directly in ASM, with estimates indicating as many as 315 million people benefit from the sector indirectly. However, a critical challenge is finding ways for small miners …

In the face of tariffs, immigration curbs, reduced development funding and growing nationalism, conventional wisdom suggests Africa faces strong geopolitical headwinds. However, the apparent disorder may have a significant upside for the continent. This emerged from a passionate debate on the main stage on Day 2 of Investing in African …

CAPE TOWN – AECI, a diversified industrial group, is using the 2026 Investing in African Mining Indaba to promote a more integrated and partnership-driven approach to mineral extraction. In alignment with the summit’s central theme, ‘Stronger Together: Progress Through Partnership’, the Johannesburg-listed company is shifting its focus from individual product …

Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies, recently met with President Daniel Chapo, and they jointly announced the full restart of activities on the Mozambique LNG project. According to TotalEnergies, the onshore and offshore restart of project activities follows the decision taken on 7 November 2025 by the …

Pan-African telecommunications and network services provider Paratus Group has switched on a major new fiber route in East Africa, directly connecting Mombasa on the Kenyan coast to Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through a protected terrestrial network. The newly activated 2000 km G2M (Goma-to-Mombasa) fiber route …

A powerhouse panel set the tone for Mining Indaba on 9 February 2026, bringing together the Ministers of Mines from South Africa, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, alongside CEOs from leading global mining houses including Ivanhoe, in a high-level discussion that kicked off the week’s agenda with authority …