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Your daily source for mining news across Africa: real-time reports on commodity markets, project updates, and industry trends.
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Wits Mining Institute (WMI) Expands its OHS Programme to Prioritise Safety in Mining Operations
The Southern African mining sector has recorded a significant decline in fatalities, with cases dropping from 200 to 41 over…
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Akobo Minerals Pauses Segele Mine Operations Amid Fuel Supply Disruptions
Scandinavian-based gold producer and explorer Akobo Minerals has announced the disruptions to its operations in Ethiopia. A shortage of sufficient…
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Trafigura Signs $65M Gold Offtake Deal with Heath Goldfields in Ghana
Trafigura Group, a commodities trading company that connects essential resources, such as oil, petroleum products, metals, minerals, gas, and power,…
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Africa Energy Indaba 2027 Theme Unveiled: Driving Connectedness and Cooperation for Growth
Preparations for the Africa Energy Indaba 2027 are underway, with organisers announcing the theme for the upcoming edition. The announcement…
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Botswana and Oman Forge Strategic Partnership in Energy, Mining and Trade
The President of Botswana, Duma Boko, recently visited the Sultanate of Oman to meet with the Sultan and Prime Minister,…
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Germany Pledges a €200 Million Climate‑related Concessional Loan to South Africa
To mark the 30th anniversary of the German–South African Bi-National Commission (BNC), established in 1996 by former South African President…
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Kemcore to Build Botswana, Angola Plants to Cut Africa’s Chemical Import Dependence
Kemcore, a chemical trading and manufacturing company focused on Africa, is planning to expand its footprint by constructing new processing…
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From Compliance to Competence: Rethinking Fatal-Risk Training in South African Mining
By Sian Thurtell, Commercial Director at KBC Health & Safety No matter how much safety performance improves year on year,…
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TotalEnergies Discovers 100 Million Barrel Hydrocarbon Resource at Congo’s Moho License
TotalEnergies EP Congo, which holds at least 63.5% shares as an operator, has announced a significant hydrocarbon discovery in the…
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Kusile Power Station Boosts Grid as Ramaphosa Announces R1 Trillion Investment
On Friday, April 10, President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the Kusile Power Station in Mpumalanga, following Eskom’s progress in restoring the…
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