…Mwanawasa coopted into the board Strategic advisory and advocacy organization, Critical Minerals Africa Group (CMAG) has appointment of three leaders to its Advisory Board: Ambassador (ret.) Reuben E. Brigety II, President of Busara Advisors; Chipokota Mwanawasa, Policy Advisor to the President of Zambia and Deputy Head of the Presidential Delivery …
Read More »Building the ecosystem for critical minerals mining in DRC
As the global race for critical minerals intensifies, the Democratic Republic of Congo is seeing the benefit of growing investments from leading economies such as China and the US – making for exciting prospects at the upcoming DRC Mining Week. As a regular exhibitor at the event, global engineering and …
Read More »The Toxic Toll of Zambia’s Critical Minerals Rush
By standardizing on a booming global demand for transition metals, Zambia has positioned itself at the epicenter of the modern clean-energy supply chain. But in the dusty neighborhoods of Kabwe and the industrial corridors of the Copperbelt, the rush for copper, zinc, and manganese is extracting a devastating human toll, …
Read More »Africa’s power shift gains momentum as renewables outpaces non-renewable energy investment by 8:1.
Africa’s energy landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation. In 2025, Standard Bank’s financing for renewable energy power generation outpaced that for non-renewable power generation by a ratio of 8:1, signalling a shift towards cleaner and more sustainable energy systems across the continent. With nearly 600 million people across Africa still …
Read More »Zambia’s ZCCM-IH, Wonderful Group Form $30 Million Cement Venture – Updates
Zambia’s state-owned mineral and energy investment company, ZCCM Investment Holdings Plc, agreed to form a $30 million joint venture with the Wonderful Group of Companies to revive a historic limestone and cement facility on the nation’s copperbelt. The transaction marks a turnaround effort for Ndola Lime, an industrial operation that …
Read More »AfDB launch tracker to monitor Africa’s electricity access drive
The African Development Bank Group launched a Mission 300 Progress Tracker, at the African Development Bank Group’s 2026 Annual Meetings in Brazzaville, Congo. According to the financial institution, the public digital platform provides real-time data on electricity access across Africa, it offers project-level visibility into Mission 300 supported operations, enabling …
Read More »Zambia Chases 3-Million-Ton Copper Goal, Spurring Mining Advisory Boom
Zambia’s ambitious plan to more than triple its annual copper production to three million tonnes by 2031 is setting off an exploration rush, drawing global engineering firms keen to manage the technical and environmental risks of massive new operations. The expansion strategy is supported by an aggressive regulatory and infrastructure …
Read More »Zambia Sugar Is Thinking Far Beyond Sugar
In an effort to repositioning itself as a diversified agri-industrial company, Zambia Sugar has plans to produce fertiliser and ethanol for use as a petroleum product within the next decade, an ambition that reflects the growing strategic value of sugarcane as a platform for multiple industrial outputs rather than a …
Read More »DRC Mining Week enhancing the mining potential
DRC Mining Week, the annual mining expo and exhibition, that celebrated its 20th edition last year, returns to the Pullman Grand Karavia Hotel in Lubumbashi from 17 to 19 June. According to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Minister of Mining, Louis Kabamba: “DRC Mining Week is fully aligned with the …
Read More »MiningForum 2026 to discuss key challenges
…for the economy and industry in Germany and Europe Next month, the Mining Forum in Berlin will bring together leading international experts and executives from industry, science, politics and the entire commodities sector, to focus on a resilient supply of raw materials. The agenda focuses on the issues that …
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