Africa

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, …

Morocco

Morocco’s Grain Production Could Grow by 41%

Morocco’s Agriculture Ministry forecasts a grain harvest of 4.4 million tonnes in 2025, a 41% increase from the 3.1 million tonnes collected last year, ac…

Dam

Commissioning Begins on Sluice 2 at Kariba Dam Spillway

Gruner Stucky has announced a significant milestone in the refurbishment of the Kariba Dam, one of Africa’s largest hydropower projects, with the commissi…

Metal

Genmin Signs MoU With Sinohydro for Baniaka Iron Ore Project in Gabon

Genmin, an African iron ore producer, has entered into a binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sinohydro to advance its fully owned Baniaka iron ore pr…

FLNG

Inaugural Cargo Lifted From FLNG at BP’s African Deepwater Project

BP, a UK-based energy company, has successfully loaded its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Phase 1 project, locate…

Rooftop Solar

SA Trial Targets Excess Rooftop Solar Generation

ENGIE and SA Power Networks have launched a 12-month trial in South Australia to explore innovative methods for managing surplus rooftop solar energy. The Marke…

Power Construction

Zambia to Resume Construction of Power Line to Tanzania

Zambia will soon resume work on the Zambia-Tanzania Interconnector Project, designed to connect its power grid with East Africa’s. The initiative aims to estab…

Energy Storage Project

Trina Debuts 5 MWh Energy Storage System

Trina Solar, a leading Chinese photovoltaic company, has launched a new 5 MWh energy storage system named Elementa 2 Pro 5 MWh, targeting key markets in Europe,…

Nuclear Reactor

South Africa’s Safari-1 Turns 60

South Africa celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Safari-1 research reactor at Pelindaba, marking its 60th year of operation. The reactor, operated by the Nuc…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

South Africa Grants Eskom Coal Plants Limited Emissions Exemptions

South Africa’s coal-fired power stations have recently faced limited exemptions under air quality laws, according to the country’s environment minis…

Metal

Sovereign Metals Raises $25.2m for Kasiya Graphite Project in Malawi

Sovereign Metals has completed the placement of new shares to raise A$40m ($25.2m) to fund its Kasiya Rutile-Graphite project in Malawi, East AfricaThe funding …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Minister Announces Funds for New Reactor as Safari-1 Turns 60

As South Africa's Safari-1 research reactor marks its 60th anniversary, Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientso Ramokgopa has announced a budget alloc…

Coal Mine

Ndalamo Resources Acquires Wonderfontein Coal Mine in South Africa

South African mining company Ndalamo Resources has announced the acquisition of the Wonderfontein coal mine in Mpumalanga, South Africa, from Umsimbithi Mining.…

Green Hydrogen

The Hydrogen Stream: Hyiron Starts Green Hydrogen Production in Namibia

HyIron said it has produced the first green hydrogen molecules at its facility in Namibia, where construction began in April 2024. It said the 12 MW electrolyze…