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#MiningIndaba: The value of synergy between Africa's mining and automotive sectors

#MiningIndaba: The value of synergy between Africa's mining and automotive sectors

Lindsey Schutters 1 day

#MiningIndaba: Mantashe classifies coal as critical mineral

#MiningIndaba: Mantashe classifies coal as critical mineral

Lindsey Schutters 1 day

Magugua Hydro project in Eswatini

Financial close reached for 13.5MW Lower Maguduza Hydro Power Project in Eswatini

28 Jan 2025

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

At least seven killed at Ghana gold mine

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Christian Akorlie 20 Jan 2025

Chevron also comes up short in Namibia energy exploration

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

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

Shell pulls out of Namibia oil discovery

Ron Bousso 9 Jan 2025

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Source: © 123rf Standard Bank Group and Meridiam hosted an event, Unlocking public infrastructure investment in South Africa, to unlock investment opportunities in alternate energy infrastructure on the continent

Standard Bank and Meridiam team up to to boost opportunities in Africa’s energy infrastructure

30 Sep 2024

Elia Nandjiwa is resources industries and mining executive at Barloworld Equipment Southern Africa

#MI24: 'Mining Indaba 2024 embraced its theme' - Barloworld

Elia Nandjiwa 9 Feb 2024

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#COP28: Zambia's first green bond to be issued by year-end by Copperbelt Energy Corp

Chris Mfula 6 Dec 2023

Namibia breaks ground on continent's first green iron facility

Namibia breaks ground on continent's first green iron facility

Nyasha Nyaungwa 7 Nov 2023

Source: World Bank

Djibouti inaugurates first wind farm, pioneering renewable energy ambitions

11 Sep 2023

Why DRC mines need collaboration for water stewardship

Why DRC mines need collaboration for water stewardship

Susa Maleba and Wouter Jordaan 28 Jul 2023

Energy transition driving unprecedented growth in critical minerals market - report

Energy transition driving unprecedented growth in critical minerals market - report

14 Jul 2023

Fishermen catching near windfarms. Source: Tran le Tuan/Pexels

The world needs hundreds of thousands more offshore wind turbines - where will they all go?

Hugo Putuhena, Fraser Sturt and Susan Gourvenec 7 Jul 2023

Boosting Africa's energy transition - initiatives, funding and investment

Boosting Africa's energy transition - initiatives, funding and investment

Kieran Whyte et al. 26 Jun 2023

Senegal seals €2.5bn green energy deal with richer nations

Senegal seals €2.5bn green energy deal with richer nations

Elizabeth Pineau and John Irish 23 Jun 2023

File photo: A vehicle carries untreated phosphate after being dropped off on a mountain at a phosphate mine at Boucraa factory of the National Moroccan phosphate company (OCP) situated in the southern provinces, 100km southwest of the town of Laayoune 18 February 2016. Reuters/Youssef Boudlal/File Photo

Morocco's OCP plans $7bn green ammonia plant to avert supply problems

20 Jun 2023

Eni bets on agribusiness in Africa to expand biofuel production

Eni bets on agribusiness in Africa to expand biofuel production

Francesca Landini 1 Jun 2023

#EnlitAfrica2023: Technology key to Africa's just energy transition

#EnlitAfrica2023: Technology key to Africa's just energy transition

18 May 2023

#AfricaMonth: Renewable energy deployment and the need for increased investment in Africa

#AfricaMonth: Renewable energy deployment and the need for increased investment in Africa

Sindy Peters 16 May 2023

Nigeria needs $12bn to clean up Bayelsa oil spills - report

Nigeria needs $12bn to clean up Bayelsa oil spills - report

MacDonald Dzirutwe 16 May 2023

Roland Adjovi, a producer of Ecolo coal, transforms plant waste into bio charcoal at his workshop in Cotonou, Benin, 27 January 2023. Reuters/Charles Placide Tossou

Benin entrepreneur transforms plant waste into charcoal

Pulcherie Adjoha and Seraphin Zounyekpe 22 Feb 2023

Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds

Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds

Helen Reid 14 Feb 2023

Organisation of African Geological Surveys, AU sign MoU to promote development in Africa

Organisation of African Geological Surveys, AU sign MoU to promote development in Africa

9 Feb 2023

TotalEnergies' head met Mozambique president with key gas project at stake

TotalEnergies' head met Mozambique president with key gas project at stake

Sudip Kar-Gupta 8 Feb 2023

Kenya Power to convert its 2,000 vehicles to electric over 4 years

Kenya Power to convert its 2,000 vehicles to electric over 4 years

George Obulutsa 8 Feb 2023

IFC launches roadmap to decarbonising the mining of critical minerals

IFC launches roadmap to decarbonising the mining of critical minerals

3 Feb 2023

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

Vincent Obisie-Orlu 26 Jan 2023

More finance needed for Africa's energy transition opportunities

More finance needed for Africa's energy transition opportunities

Bate Felix 2 Dec 2022

COP27 will be remembered as a failure - here's what went wrong

COP27 will be remembered as a failure - here's what went wrong

Mark Maslin, Priti Parikh, Richard Taylor, Simon Chin-Yee 22 Nov 2022

#COP27: UAE, Egypt agree to build one of the world's biggest wind farms

#COP27: UAE, Egypt agree to build one of the world's biggest wind farms

Maha El Dahan and Alaa Swilam 8 Nov 2022

Botswana wins bid to host anti-conflict diamond watchdog

Botswana wins bid to host anti-conflict diamond watchdog

Brian Benza 7 Nov 2022

Egypt eyes diplomatic payoff from hosting COP27 climate summit

Egypt eyes diplomatic payoff from hosting COP27 climate summit

Aidan Lewis 7 Nov 2022

COP27 must work out how to cut carbon and still develop African economies

COP27 must work out how to cut carbon and still develop African economies

Bethel Tarekegne 7 Nov 2022

How droughts are impacting the global energy mix and energy security

How droughts are impacting the global energy mix and energy security

Irene Lauro 4 Nov 2022

Responsible Minerals Initiative cuts ITSCI from approved traceability list

Responsible Minerals Initiative cuts ITSCI from approved traceability list

Helen Reid 1 Nov 2022

Agrarius lists first Shari'ah-compliant sustainability-linked Sukuk on the JSE

28 Oct 2022

Standard Bank commits R300bn to sustainability target

Katja Hamilton 21 Oct 2022

Source: World Economic Forum.

Are asset owners ready to finance a transition to net zero?

17 Oct 2022

An employee inserts lithium-ion cells from old laptop battery packs into a solar lantern at the Quadloop recycling facility in Lagos, Nigeria. Source: Reuters/Temilade Adelaja

Nigerian company turns e-waste into solar-powered lanterns

Angela Ukomadu 13 Oct 2022

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

22 Sep 2022

Nigeria seeking extra $410bn for energy transition plan

Nigeria seeking extra $410bn for energy transition plan

Libby George 25 Aug 2022

Source: Reuters.

Biden signs historic inflation act

Nandita Bose and Steve Holland 19 Aug 2022

Can we build net-zero data centres in Africa?

Can we build net-zero data centres in Africa?

Craig Blankers 14 Jul 2022

COP27 conference must advance African energy, development - officials

COP27 conference must advance African energy, development - officials

Noah Browning 24 Jun 2022

#EnlitAfrica2022: Private sector engagement encouraged as energy transition now inevitable

#EnlitAfrica2022: Private sector engagement encouraged as energy transition now inevitable

Sindy Peters 8 Jun 2022