Story by Namibian Sun • 2d • MINING WEEKLY Namibia has produced its first green hydrogen; India has announced subsidies worth $259-million for nine companies in its second green hydrogen auction; China has fired the starting gun on a new…
Zambia’s Mining Sector Plunges into a Health, Safety and Environmental Crisis: SARW Calls for Immediate Action to curb persistent Environmental and Labour Violations 26 March 2025: Lusaka, Zambia — The Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) expresses deep concern over…
Africa is a continent full of natural resources. From gold and diamonds to huge oil reserves, the continent has a lot of wealth within it. With that comes a lot of competition, especially when it comes to mining. And one…
Ghana has lost nearly half of its forest reserves; a situation Lands and Natural Resources Minister Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah describes as a national crisis requiring urgent attention. Speaking in an interview, Armah-Kofi Buah revealed that recent data presented to Parliament shows…
By: Bloomberg The Democratic Republic of Congo says it’s suspending cobalt exports for four months to rein in oversupply of the battery metal on the international market. Cobalt production in Congo – which produces about three-quarters of the world’s supply of…
By Dawit Endeshaw and Duncan Miriri African heads of state and delegates attend the opening of the 38th Ordinary Session of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union at the African Union Commission (AUC) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February…
The Africa Climate Summit will be held in February 2025, aiming to address matters related to climate challenges, adaptation, and resilience initiatives and enhancing the role of youth and children in promoting climate inclusion and accountability. The first ever thematic…
This aerial view shows a lithium mining site in Gidan Kwano, Nigeria, Jan. 23, 2025. CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA — The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is interested in developing the mining sector in Africa. On the first day…
Photo: Jornal Moçambique The Mozambican president said on Monday that the state should not accept continuing to receive “inferior revenues” from the mining of resources and criticised the lack of basic services in areas where megaprojects are being exploited. “We…
By Umamah Bakharia There are thought to be at least 50 000 informal miners working underground in South Africa. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy While 9 000 delegates from across Africa were gathering in Cape Town to talk about investment opportunities at the…