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Global investors pile into DRC’s Copperbelt
IN SHORT: Global investors are pouring into the DRC’s Copperbelt following the June 2025 Washington Accords. A US-backed consortium has signed a $9 billion MOU with Glencore for stakes in two of the DRC’s largest…
Nigeria draws $2.6bn in mining FDI, eyes Africa corridors
Nigeria has attracted over $2.6 billion in mining FDI in two and a half years while its minister pushes for energy and industrial corridors across…
Ghana’s lithium problem isn’t geology. It’s people.
Ghana’s Ewoyaa lithium project is set to produce 3.6 million tonnes of spodumene concentrate over its mine life. New academic research warns the…
BHP’s $246bn warning to South Africa
The world’s largest miner, about to be led by a South African, is delivering a pointed message to Pretoria: fix the MPRDA Bill, sort out…
South African takes charge of world’s biggest miner
KwaZulu-Natal-born Brandon Craig becomes CEO of BHP, the world’s largest miner, on July 1. He joins fellow South Africans Natascha Viljoen at…
Uganda’s copper: Norway or Nigeria?
Uganda sits on copper, cobalt and rare earths at the exact moment the world is desperate for them. Whether that wealth builds a country or hollows…
Zambia bets on tripling copper output
Zambia is courting global investors to help it triple copper output to 3 million tonnes by 2031, positioning itself at the centre of a US-China…