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AngloGold Ashanti's main sulphide treatment plant is seen in Obuasi. Source: Reuters/Kwasi Kpodo

At least seven killed at Ghana gold mineMaxwell Akalaare Adombila and Christian Akorlie

Chevron also comes up short in Namibia energy exploration

By Ron Bousso 16 Jan 2025

Souvenir luggage tags are displayed at a Barrick Gold Corp at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Source: Reuters/Chris Helgren

Barrick to suspend operations in Mali after gold seized

By Portia Crowe, Divya Rajagopal, David Lewis and Giulia Paravicini 14 Jan 2025

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NGOs seek to halt proposed mining activities in Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park

NGOs seek to halt proposed mining activities in Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park

6 Sep 2021

Use of leaded petrol eliminated in 'milestone' for health and environment, UN says

Use of leaded petrol eliminated in 'milestone' for health and environment, UN says

Emma Rumney 31 Aug 2021

Source: ©bymandesigns

Egypt key energy supplier for Africa

27 Aug 2021

Source: Catoca Mining Company

Waste from Angola's Catoca diamond mine leaked into waterways last month

25 Aug 2021

Gambia says BP has agreed to pay $29,3m no-drill fee

12 Aug 2021

Source: suppled

No need to lament about the oil discovery in Namibia's Kavango Basin

NJ Ayuk 6 Aug 2021

Source: ©Phawat Khommai

UK gold miner Centamin seeks buyer for W African project

Shanima A 6 Aug 2021

Source:

Caltex rebrands to Astron Energy

4 Aug 2021

A coal beacon hill mine in Tete. Joshua Kirshner, Author provided

Mozambique's fossil fuel drive is entrenching poverty and conflict

Joshua Kirshner, Daniela Salite & Matthew Cotton 3 Aug 2021

Ghana's minister of finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, makes remarks at the Institute of International Finance's meeting entitled "G20: Compact With Africa", during the IMF and World Bank's 2017 Annual Fall Meetings, in Washington, US, 11 October, 2017. Reuters/Mike Theiler

Eyeing energy transition, Ghana plans to speed up oil exploration

30 Jul 2021

Zimbabwe finance minister Mthuli Ncube arrives to present the 2020 National Budget at Parliament Building in Harare, Zimbabwe, 14 November, 2019. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo

Zimbabwe sells gold refinery stake for $49m

30 Jul 2021

Isabel Dos Santos, daughter of Angola’s former president and Africa's richest woman, sits for a portrait during a Reuters interview in London, Britain, 9 January, 2020. Reuters/Toby Melville

Dutch court rules against Dos Santos in oil asset case - lawyers

Noah Browning & Sergio Goncalves 28 Jul 2021

A worker drives a vehicle at Zimplats' Ngwarati Mine in Mhondoro-Ngezi, file. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo

Implats Zimbabwe unit plans 185MW solar power plants

27 Jul 2021

Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi attends a signing ceremony following the talks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia 22August, 2019. Sputnik/Alexey Nikolsky/Kremlin via Reuters

Mozambique's gas ambitions rest on distant hope of peace

Emma Rumney & David Lewis 22 Jul 2021

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

Bizcommunity.com 20 Jul 2021

Ethiopia says second filling of giant dam on Blue Nile complete

Ethiopia says second filling of giant dam on Blue Nile complete

Dawit Endeshaw 20 Jul 2021

Electricity is vital for improving the quality of life of many in rural sub-Saharan Africa.
Source: USAID_images/Flickr

Banning fossil fuels in sub-Saharan Africa could slow the transition to renewable energy

Samuel Ayokunle Olówósejéjé 16 Jul 2021

Artisanal miners work at the Tilwizembe, a former industrial copper-cobalt mine, outside of Kolwezi, the capital city of Lualaba Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 11 June, 2016. Reuters/Kenny Katombe

Congo's cobalt monopoly to set price floor for artisanal miners

16 Jul 2021

A woman walks over pipelines crisscrossing Ogoniland in Rivers State, Nigeria 18 September, 2020. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde//File Photo

Factbox: Nigeria's oil overhaul faces last battles over fuel, northern drilling

15 Jul 2021

Source: ©Peter Titmuss

Botswana begins first iron ore mining project

14 Jul 2021

Artisanal miners work at a cobalt mine-pit in Tulwizembe, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of Congo, 25 November, 2015. Reuters/Kenny Katombe/File Photo

Congo likely to start artisanal cobalt buying

Pratima Desai & Helen Reid 13 Jul 2021

UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal

UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal

Michelle Nichols 9 Jul 2021

Tunisia pushing UN action on Ethiopia dam, Ethiopia opposed

Tunisia pushing UN action on Ethiopia dam, Ethiopia opposed

Michelle Nichols 8 Jul 2021

Sandfire's T3 Motheo Mine. Source: Sandfire

Australia's Sandfire gets go-ahead to build Botswana copper mine

8 Jul 2021

UN urges Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to recommit to dam talks

UN urges Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to recommit to dam talks

Doyinsola Oladipo 7 Jul 2021

Egypt notified that Ethiopia has resumed filling of giant dam

Egypt notified that Ethiopia has resumed filling of giant dam

Momen Saeed Atallah, Omar Fahmy and Nafisa Eltahir 6 Jul 2021

A solar plant is seen in Uyayna, north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 10, 2018. Reuters/Faisal Al Nasser

Botswana issues licence for first large scale solar power plant

6 Jul 2021

A woman walks over pipelines crisscrossing Ogoniland in Rivers State, Nigeria September 18, 2020. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde//File Photo

Nigerian lawmakers pass historic oil overhaul bill

Libby George & Camillus Eboh 2 Jul 2021

UN Security Council to meet on Ethiopia dam

UN Security Council to meet on Ethiopia dam

Michelle Nichols 2 Jul 2021

A Zimbabwean miner works underground at Metallon Gold mine in Shamva, about 80 km north of the capital Harare, June 14, 2011. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Zimbabwe to allow miners to export portion of their gold

29 Jun 2021

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Use of leaded petrol eliminated in 'milestone' for health and environment, UN says

ESG & SustainabilityUse of leaded petrol eliminated in 'milestone' for health and environment, UN says

Emma Rumney 31 Aug 2021

Source: ©bymandesigns

Energy & MiningEgypt key energy supplier for Africa

27 Aug 2021

Source: Catoca Mining Company

Energy & MiningWaste from Angola's Catoca diamond mine leaked into waterways last month

25 Aug 2021

Energy & MiningGambia says BP has agreed to pay $29,3m no-drill fee

12 Aug 2021

Source: suppled

Energy & MiningNo need to lament about the oil discovery in Namibia's Kavango Basin

NJ Ayuk 6 Aug 2021

Source: ©Phawat Khommai

Energy & MiningUK gold miner Centamin seeks buyer for W African project

Shanima A 6 Aug 2021

Source:

Marketing & MediaCaltex rebrands to Astron Energy

4 Aug 2021

A coal beacon hill mine in Tete. Joshua Kirshner, Author provided

Energy & MiningMozambique's fossil fuel drive is entrenching poverty and conflict

Joshua Kirshner, Daniela Salite & Matthew Cotton 3 Aug 2021

Ghana's minister of finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, makes remarks at the Institute of International Finance's meeting entitled "G20: Compact With Africa", during the IMF and World Bank's 2017 Annual Fall Meetings, in Washington, US, 11 October, 2017. Reuters/Mike Theiler

Energy & MiningEyeing energy transition, Ghana plans to speed up oil exploration

30 Jul 2021

Zimbabwe finance minister Mthuli Ncube arrives to present the 2020 National Budget at Parliament Building in Harare, Zimbabwe, 14 November, 2019. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo

Energy & MiningZimbabwe sells gold refinery stake for $49m

30 Jul 2021

Isabel Dos Santos, daughter of Angola’s former president and Africa's richest woman, sits for a portrait during a Reuters interview in London, Britain, 9 January, 2020. Reuters/Toby Melville

Energy & MiningDutch court rules against Dos Santos in oil asset case - lawyers

Noah Browning & Sergio Goncalves 28 Jul 2021

A worker drives a vehicle at Zimplats' Ngwarati Mine in Mhondoro-Ngezi, file. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo

Energy & MiningImplats Zimbabwe unit plans 185MW solar power plants

27 Jul 2021

Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi attends a signing ceremony following the talks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia 22August, 2019. Sputnik/Alexey Nikolsky/Kremlin via Reuters

Energy & MiningMozambique's gas ambitions rest on distant hope of peace

Emma Rumney & David Lewis 22 Jul 2021

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

Marketing & MediaAugust #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

Bizcommunity.com 20 Jul 2021

Ethiopia says second filling of giant dam on Blue Nile complete

Construction & EngineeringEthiopia says second filling of giant dam on Blue Nile complete

Dawit Endeshaw 20 Jul 2021

Electricity is vital for improving the quality of life of many in rural sub-Saharan Africa.
Source: USAID_images/Flickr

Energy & MiningBanning fossil fuels in sub-Saharan Africa could slow the transition to renewable energy

Samuel Ayokunle Olówósejéjé 16 Jul 2021

Artisanal miners work at the Tilwizembe, a former industrial copper-cobalt mine, outside of Kolwezi, the capital city of Lualaba Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 11 June, 2016. Reuters/Kenny Katombe

Energy & MiningCongo's cobalt monopoly to set price floor for artisanal miners

16 Jul 2021

A woman walks over pipelines crisscrossing Ogoniland in Rivers State, Nigeria 18 September, 2020. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde//File Photo

Energy & MiningFactbox: Nigeria's oil overhaul faces last battles over fuel, northern drilling

15 Jul 2021

Source: ©Peter Titmuss

Energy & MiningBotswana begins first iron ore mining project

14 Jul 2021

Artisanal miners work at a cobalt mine-pit in Tulwizembe, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of Congo, 25 November, 2015. Reuters/Kenny Katombe/File Photo

Energy & MiningCongo likely to start artisanal cobalt buying

Pratima Desai & Helen Reid 13 Jul 2021

UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal

Construction & EngineeringUN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal

Michelle Nichols 9 Jul 2021

Tunisia pushing UN action on Ethiopia dam, Ethiopia opposed

Construction & EngineeringTunisia pushing UN action on Ethiopia dam, Ethiopia opposed

Michelle Nichols 8 Jul 2021

Sandfire's T3 Motheo Mine. Source: Sandfire

Energy & MiningAustralia's Sandfire gets go-ahead to build Botswana copper mine

8 Jul 2021

UN urges Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to recommit to dam talks

Construction & EngineeringUN urges Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to recommit to dam talks

Doyinsola Oladipo 7 Jul 2021

Egypt notified that Ethiopia has resumed filling of giant dam

Construction & EngineeringEgypt notified that Ethiopia has resumed filling of giant dam

Momen Saeed Atallah, Omar Fahmy and Nafisa Eltahir 6 Jul 2021

A solar plant is seen in Uyayna, north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 10, 2018. Reuters/Faisal Al Nasser

Energy & MiningBotswana issues licence for first large scale solar power plant

6 Jul 2021

A woman walks over pipelines crisscrossing Ogoniland in Rivers State, Nigeria September 18, 2020. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde//File Photo

Energy & MiningNigerian lawmakers pass historic oil overhaul bill

Libby George & Camillus Eboh 2 Jul 2021

UN Security Council to meet on Ethiopia dam

Construction & EngineeringUN Security Council to meet on Ethiopia dam

Michelle Nichols 2 Jul 2021

A Zimbabwean miner works underground at Metallon Gold mine in Shamva, about 80 km north of the capital Harare, June 14, 2011. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Energy & MiningZimbabwe to allow miners to export portion of their gold

29 Jun 2021

Source: © keng po leung

Energy & MiningSA, Mozambique state energy firms to increase shareholding in gas pipeline

28 Jun 2021

Sudan rejects Ethiopian plan to fill giant dam a second time - senior official

Construction & EngineeringSudan rejects Ethiopian plan to fill giant dam a second time - senior official

Khalid Abdelaziz 28 Jun 2021

Source: Getty/Gallo

Energy & MiningHow mining survived the pandemic

Yaa Agyare-Dwomoh 23 Jun 2021

Energy & MiningGlencore says to restart Congo's Mutanda mine towards end of 2021

Hereward Holland 22 Jun 2021

A 1,098 carat diamond, discovered in Botswana and believed to be the third largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined, is seen in this undated handout picture received June 16, 2021. Debswana Diamond Company/Handout via Reuters.

Energy & MiningBotswana unearths world's third largest diamond

Brian Benza 17 Jun 2021

Arab states call on UN Security Council to meet over Ethiopian dam

Construction & EngineeringArab states call on UN Security Council to meet over Ethiopian dam

Mahmoud Mourad, Nayera Abdallah and Raya Jalabi 17 Jun 2021

Australia's Fortescue in talks on giant Congo hydro project

Construction & EngineeringAustralia's Fortescue in talks on giant Congo hydro project

Melanie Burton and Hereward Holland 15 Jun 2021

A Galp Energia refinery is seen near Sines, file. Reuters/Rafael Marchante

Energy & MiningExclusive-Galp to hold off on LNG investment until Mozambique ensures security

Sergio Goncalves 15 Jun 2021

Ghana produces excess electricity but its management is inefficient. Wikimedia Commons

Energy & MiningGhana's electricity supply mix has improved, but reliability and cost is still a challenge

Theophilus Acheampong & Bridget O Menyeh 11 Jun 2021

Energy & MiningVale to pay $2.5bn to settle liabilities in Mozambique mine corridor

Marta Nogueira 9 Jun 2021

Energy & MiningExxon surrenders interest in Ghana's offshore oil block

Cooper Inveen 3 Jun 2021