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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

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zambian President Edgar Lungu meet on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg in 2018. EPA-EFE/Alexei NikolskySputnik/Kremlin Pool

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Konkola copper mine. Image: Wikimedia Commons

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ExxonMobil increases its Namibian exploration stake

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20-carat Okavango Blue diamond unveiled

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Eskom implements winter plan, but urges SA to use power sparingly

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Canada shows interest in mining investment

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Rovuma LNG project promises to transform Mozambique's economy

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25 Mar 2019

Ezekiel Gatkuoth, South Sudan's petroleum minister

South Sudan invites tender bids on its crude cargoes

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Total makes significant gas find off Mossel Bay

Total makes significant gas find off Mossel Bay

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Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo

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ExxonMobil increases its Namibian exploration stake

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Namibia revises electricity buying market model

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20-carat Okavango Blue diamond unveiled

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