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China targets Africa’s strategic trade routes in New Year tour

Logistics & Transport

China targets Africa’s strategic trade routes in New Year tour

Joe Cash 21 hours

Canal+ signs new multi-year deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to keep 12 TV channels on DStv (Image source: © 123rf )

TV

Canal+'s last minute deal rescues Warner Bros. Discovery channels

2 Jan 2026

The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) updated critical minerals list now encompasses 60 different materials (Image source: © ET Auto

Markets & Investment

Every mineral is critical in the new metals age

31 Dec 2025

Source: Supplied | DoubleTree by Hilton Lomé Airport, Togo

Hospitality

Hilton expands in Africa with 3 new DoubleTree signings

24 Dec 2025

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Mining

Glencore first miner to export cobalt under new DRC quotas

Ange Kasongo, Pratima Desai and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 11 Dec 2025

Protecting infrastructure against the risks of dolomite ground

Science & Engineering

Protecting infrastructure against the risks of dolomite ground

Issued by SBPR on behalf of SRK Consulting (South Africa) 17 Jul 2025

Marriott expands into DRC with new hotel openings in Kinshasa

Hospitality

Marriott expands into DRC with new hotel openings in Kinshasa

3 Dec 2025

Mining

Apple faces new lawsuit over Congo conflict minerals

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and David Lewis 27 Nov 2025

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Mining

Australian regulator heads to court over AVZ Minerals' lithium project

11 Nov 2025

Durban’s port partnership can unlock South Africa’s export growth

Logistics & Transport

Durban’s port partnership can unlock South Africa’s export growth

Hans-Ole Madsen 6 Nov 2025

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Mining

Shine bright like a (natural) diamond: Lab-grown gems losing their lustre

23 Oct 2025

Songwriting programme, SongHubs comes to South Africa

Music

Songwriting programme, SongHubs comes to South Africa

10 Oct 2025

Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 23, 2025. Image credit: Reuters/Eduardo Munoz

Mining

Congo warns cobalt exporters about violating quotas

Ange Kasongo 6 Oct 2025

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Energy & Mining

#AEW2025 Awards: Meet all the winners

2 Oct 2025

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Mining

US peace deal doesn't mean Congo minerals up for grabs

Doyinsola Oladipo 23 Sep 2025

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Mining

Congo shakes up global cobalt supply with export quotas

22 Sep 2025

Equipment, apparently provided by a Chinese company, for mining at Sensele mine. Photo supplied

Mining

The Zambian minister, the mysterious businesswoman and illegal mining

Charles Mafa and Beverly Subeti 15 Sep 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

BP to expand footprint in Egypt with new gas drilling deals

9 Sep 2025

Markets & Investment

Eni and BP's joint venture to invest another $5bn in Angola

3 Sep 2025

Shoprite nears Africa consolidation finish line, with Mozambique under possible review

Retailers

Shoprite nears Africa consolidation finish line, with Mozambique under possible review

Nqobile Dludla 4 Sep 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Republic of Congo grants TotalEnergies exploration permit

1 Sep 2025

Magazines

Time expands global impact with launch of digital platform in Africa

27 Aug 2025

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Mining

Can Africa's critical minerals power the next industrial boom?

26 Aug 2025

Mining

#RememberingMarikana: The imperative of listening to miners

25 Aug 2025

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Mining

How GenAI tools can cut mining maintenance costs by 10%

Puso Thahane and Akash Singh 19 Aug 2025

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Mining

Revamping the Mineral Resources Bill: A path to investment growth?

18 Aug 2025

Mining

Congolese mining firm rebuffs US accusations amid sanctions

15 Aug 2025

A miner holds a sack of ore as it comes out from the mine shaft at Rubaya coltan mine, near the town of Rubaya, which is controlled by M23 rebels, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters

Mining

The hidden cost of your smartphone: Inside Congo's rebel-funded mines

Giulia Paravicini and David Lewis 14 Aug 2025

Mining

Grim prospects: Mining’s outlook for 2025 remains weak, unpromising

13 Aug 2025

How a Richfield MBA graduate is leading economic change in the DRC

Higher Education

How a Richfield MBA graduate is leading economic change in the DRC

Issued by Richfield 13 Aug 2025

Shoprite plans to exit Ghana and Malawi

Retailers

Shoprite plans to exit Ghana and Malawi

Nqobile Dludla 6 Aug 2025

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Infrastructure & Utilities

The RN1 road project: Building pathways for development in Congo

4 Aug 2025

An employee shows a Hershey's chocolate bar made in USA in the "American lifestyle" store in Berlin, Germany, 13 August 2018. Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo

Human Rights Law

Hershey, Nestle, other cocoa companies defeat appeal of child slavery lawsuit

Jonathan Stempel 24 Jul 2025

Vodacom's first-quarter service revenue rises 11.4% on Egypt growth

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom's first-quarter service revenue rises 11.4% on Egypt growth

Nqobile Dludla 23 Jul 2025

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Mining

Africa’s minerals are being bartered for security: why it’s a bad idea

Hanri Mostert and Tracy-Lynn Field 22 Jul 2025

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Infectious Diseases

Govt launches Mpox vaccination drive following more cases

17 Jul 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Angola discovers offshore gas in first gas-specific exploration well

14 Jul 2025

The Lobito Corridor: Angola’s chance to lead in regional logistics

Logistics & Transport

The Lobito Corridor: Angola’s chance to lead in regional logistics

Alexandre Silveira 11 Jul 2025

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Energy

Africa’s role in the global energy system on the rise

27 Jun 2025

Marriott to add over 50 new properties in Africa by 2027

Hospitality

Marriott to add over 50 new properties in Africa by 2027

25 Jun 2025

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Mining

DRC's cobalt export ban extended by three months

23 Jun 2025

Breaking the HIV bottleneck: Why sub-Saharan Africa must lead the way

HIV/AIDS

Breaking the HIV bottleneck: Why sub-Saharan Africa must lead the way

Bertie Jacobs, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 12 Jun 2025

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Law Practice

SA, Finland launch youth mediators programme

10 Jun 2025

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Financial Services

Africa Finance Corp to sign $320m deal with Italy to bolster Lobito funding

Duncan Miriri 6 Jun 2025

US President Donald Trump speaks as he attends a "Summer Soiree" held on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, 4 June 2025. Reuters/Leah Millis

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Trump reinstates US travel ban, bars citizens of 12 countries

Jeff Mason and Nandita Bose 5 Jun 2025

Source: © AVZ Minerals As the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) works towards leveraging its mining sector for broader economic upliftment, it will need to support the raising of standards across a wide range of mining disciplines. Pictured: The Manono-Kitotolo lithium project in the DRC

Mining

Unlocking DRC's mining potential through global standards adoption

5 Jun 2025

Vodacom names new CEO for international operations

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom names new CEO for international operations

3 Jun 2025

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Competition Law

Reviewing recent updates in Africa's competition and merger regulations

Richard Bryce and Nazeera Mia 29 May 2025

Source: © Natural Resource Governance Institute SRK celebrates its 15 years in the DRC. Picture: Cobalt mining in the DRC

Mining

SRK Consulting celebrates 15 years in the DRC

23 May 2025