William Clowes

South Africa targets key mining registry by end of March The government appointed a consortium of firms to build the new system in January 2024.

South Africa expects to fully launch a long-awaited database of mineral rights within 10 months, according to a senior official.

Mineral-rich African governments from Ghana to Zimbabwe are overhauling the status quo.

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government is in talks with a private company to train more than 20,000 armed guards to protect its mines, as part of an effort to clean up the reputation of the industry there.

Cobalt miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be required to surrender unused export quotas for the first half of the year to a government regulator.

Tanzanian tycoon Mohammed Dewji is investing in graphite mining and luxury tourism to help his MeTL Group benefit from the global scramble for minerals needed for electric-vehicle batteries and Africa’s booming high-end travel market.

Tax authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo sealed off offices belonging to a Glencore Plc-owned copper mine, escalating a row over payments allegedly owed to the state.

The owners of Eurasian Resources Group are considering splitting the mining group into two businesses, in an overhaul that would separate its Kazakh and international operations.

The Democratic Republic of Congo approved a plan to partner with Portuguese construction company Mota-Engil SGPS SA on rehabilitating a key railway used for transporting copper and cobalt.

The preferred bidder is in talks with Botswana as Anglo advances plans to exit the world's biggest diamond producer.