Africa

Geothermal Power Project

Canada and Tanzania Partner on Development of Meru Geothermal Prospect

Climate Action Africa (CAA) and the Tanzania Geothermal Development Company Limited (TGDC) have partnered to provide technical assistance for the Meru geotherma…

Gas power plant

US Firm Upgrades South Africa’s Secunda Power Plant

GE Vernova, a U.S.-based energy company, has completed a significant upgrade of Sasol’s Secunda power plant in Mpumalanga, South Africa, aimed at improvin…

Crude Oil

South Africa Wants $100 a Barrel Oil Before Selling More Crude Stocks

South Africa will hold off on selling more of its strategic crude oil reserves until global oil prices climb to about $100 per barrel, a senior energy official …

Germany

ASF Germany: Outbreak in the West Hits 2,000 Dead Wild Boar Mark

African Swine Fever (ASF) continues to spread gradually in the region surrounding Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, impacting wild boar populations. Since June 2024, …

Metal

Exxaro Resources to Acquire Manganese Assets for $640M in South Africa

Exxaro Resources has acquired manganese assets in South Africa’s Kalahari Manganese Field for ZAR11.67 billion ($640 million), with potential adjustments …

Solar project

Financing Secured for 62 MW Solar Project in Togo

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is investing €26.5 million to support a 62 MW solar power project in Sokodé, Togo. French utility Électri…

South Africa

MTN South Africa Launches Aggressive 4G Smartphone Push With R99 Handsets

MTN South Africa is taking a significant step to increase 4G adoption across the nation by offering 1.2 million 4G-enabled smartphones to its prepaid subscriber…

Metal

Sibanye-Stillwater’s Keliber Lithium Project in Finland Sees 17% Cost Increase

South African miner Sibanye-Stillwater has reported a 17% cost increase for its Keliber lithium project in Finland, with the estimated cost now at €783 mil…

Metal

De Beers to Discontinue Lab-Grown Diamond Business Lightbox

De Beers Group, a leading diamond mining company, has decided to discontinue its lab-grown diamond (LGD) jewelry brand, Lightbox, to focus exclusively on natura…

Metal

Metalsgrove Completes Acquisition of Three Gold JV Permits in Côte D’Ivoire

MetalsGrove Mining has finalized the acquisition of three gold joint venture permits in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa, known collectively as the Centra…

Senegal

Sonatel, AWS Launch First Wavelength Zone in West Africa

Sonatel, a leading telecommunications company in Senegal, has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to introduce the first AWS Wavelength Zone in West Africa…

Morocco

Morocco Commences Construction of Africa’s Longest High-Speed Rail Line, the Kentira-Marrakech Rail Project.

On Thursday, King Mohammed VI officially launched Morocco’s $10.3 billion Kenitra-Marrakech rail project, a major step toward enhancing the country’…

Coal Mine

Khanye Colliery Becomes South Africa’s First Bettercoal Producer

Canyon Coal’s Khanye Colliery, located in Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng, South Africa, will implement a four-year Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP) under the …

Metal

Premier African Minerals Negotiating Lithium Offtake Agreement With Glencore

Premier African Minerals has entered into a non-binding letter of interest (LOI) with Glencore International for the potential sale of spodumene concentrate fro…

Moldova

ASF Moldova: 20% of Pig Herd Culled Due to Outbreaks

Moldova has experienced a severe series of African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks in March and April 2025, resulting in the culling of approximately 118,000 pigs, …