East African Mining News Unearthing Mining Opportunities in East Africa

Twenty-five instructors from Tanzania’s Vocational Education and Training Authority are currently participating in specialised training focused on mining and mineral value chains at REDU Edu College in Rovaniemi, Finland. This training is part of a European Union-funded programme aimed at developing the technical training capacity that Tanzania requires as its …

Rwanda’s electricity system is approaching a ceiling. The combined output of the country’s existing sources, such as hydropower, methane gas, solar, peat and diesel, amounts to roughly 1,000 megawatts. Against government projections of electricity demand reaching between 2.5 and 4.5 gigawatts by 2050, that ceiling is not a distant constraint …

DRC Mining Week, the annual mining expo and exhibition, that celebrated its 20th edition last year, returns to the Pullman Grand Karavia Hotel in Lubumbashi from 17 to 19 June. According to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Minister of Mining, Louis Kabamba: “DRC Mining Week is fully aligned with the …