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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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KoBold Metals breaks ground on $2.3 billion Mingomba mine – Updated

In a bold move that underscores the intensifying global race for critical minerals, KoBold Metals has officially broken ground on the Mingomba copper mine. The mine is set to become the country’s largest mining project and one of Africa’s most significant new copper operations. Backed by high-profile investors including Bill …

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