AfDB Approves $14.5 Million to Power Zambia’s Clean Energy Transition with New Solar Project
African Development Bank Funds $14.5 Million Solar Project to Boost Zambia’s Renewable Energy and Cut Power Shortages
CMOC Reports $850 Million in Cobalt Sales Despite DRC Export Suspension
CMOC Posts Strong Cobalt Sales in 2025 Despite DRC Export Ban
Angola Seeks $4.5 Billion to Build Rail Link to Zambia’s Copperbelt
If successful, the project will represent Zambia’s largest rail investment since the 1970s, when China helped build the TAZARA railway connecting the Copperbelt to Tanzania’s Indian Ocean port.
Malawi Bans Raw Mineral Exports to Boost Local Industry and Economic Value
The ban targets key mining areas, including rutile deposits in Kasiya and rare earth sites in Kangankunde.
Barrick’s seized Mali mine restarts under state management
The Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex. (Image courtesy of Barrick Gold.)
Congo to revoke cobalt quotas for companies that fail to export full volume
Processing facilities at Tenke Fungurume mine in 2016 before the CMOC acquisition. (Image courtesy of Lundin Mining.)
Congo’s cobalt export shock spurs rally and doubts over supply
Cobalt found alongside copper and malachite. (Image by Fairphone, Flickr).
Zambia’s record copper production meets a red-hot market
Konkola Copper Mines smelter. (Photo: Vedanta)
Congo Tightens Grip on Cobalt Exports: Lifetime Bans for Quota Violators
The DRC introduces a strict cobalt quota system beginning October 16, with lifetime bans for exporters who break the rules, a move set to reshape Africa’s cobalt trade and influence global prices.
Kodal begins lithium exports from Mali’s Bougouni mine
First trucks departing the Bougouni lithium mine. (Image courtesy of Kodal Minerals.)
