Ground rules Tanzania has inked three deals worth a total US$667 million to mine its graphite and rare earth mineral deposits. The agreements will see Tanzanite get a 16% share of each of… Read more
Water works Supplying 750 MW to Zambia’s power grid, the Kafue Gorge Lower hydropower station has been fully commissioned. According to ESIAfrica, the commissioning follows the switch-on of the project’s fifth and… Read more
Social duty A new shariah-compliant car insurance product designed to give back to communities and policyholders has been launched in Nigeria. The brainchild of insurtech start-up ETAC, ETAC Takaful will redistribute left-over… Read more
Good dose The local manufacture of pharmaceuticals in South Africa has received a ZAR13 million shot in the arm. The Holistic Drug Discovery and Development centre (H3D) at the University of Cape… Read more
Magic metal Malawi has given the nod to Africa’s first niobium mine. Mining Weekly reports that the country has approved the Mining Development Agreement for the Kanyika niobium mine in central Malawi. It… Read more
