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Congo Iron SA and Mota‐Engil Africa, a subsidiary of Sundance Resources, have signed the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for the 52km section of the Nabeba‐Mbalam railway line to be built in the Republic of Congo (Congo‐Brazzaville) which will connect the Nabeba mine to the Cameroon railway. International engineering …

Zambia’s quest to raise resources from the mineral wealth surged last year with the reported collection of more than K4 billion in various mineral related taxes as the copper-rich country gained fresh ratings on the economy. President Michael Sata has since ascending to office on 20 September 2011 embarked on …

Article by Boniface Mwila The business community in Zambia has clearly been dismayed by recent electricity price increases, but it is comforting to know that the hikes are part of a plan to upgrade the energy infrastructure more generally. My last column highlighted the power generation deficit in Zambia, which is …

Earnings from proceeds of gold sales in Ethiopia, one of Africa’s leading producers of the metal dropped 30% as global market demand slumped, according to a report. The ministry of trade in Ethiopia said the slump in gold production has resulted in the north African state earning a paltry US$369.31 …

Gemfields plc has raised US$33.5m in Singapore from an inaugural auction of rubies from its new mine in Mozambique. The auction was held in Singapore from June 12-17, 2014 and comprised high and low quality ruby and corundum extracted by Montepuez Ruby Mining Limitada, in which Gemfields has a 75 …