Shipping ahoy Following a 25-year extension to the operating concession at the port of Maputo, the Mozambique logistics hub is to be expanded in a US$2 billion project. Moneyweb reports that the… Read more
Mineral sufficiency A US$2 billion expansion project at the Lumwama copper mine in Zambia’s North West province is expected to get under way this year. Mining Weekly reports that initial production at the… Read more
New energy drive West Africa is to become the focus of a drive to set up a lithium battery and electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing ecosystem on the continent. Engineering News reports that the… Read more
Good move More than 30 African countries are taking part in the African Continental Free Trade Area’s (AfCFTA) expanded trade pilot scheme. Last year an initial seven countries tested the scheme using… Read more
It’s a go for gold A US$712 million gold mining project is tipped to get under way in Côte d’Ivoire later this year. This comes as an updated feasibility study on the Koné gold project, situated… Read more
