Chinese Electric Motorbikes Are Reshaping African Mobility
Chinese electric motorcycle imports to Africa have risen 60%, signaling a faster transition in two-wheeler transport,…
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DR Congo’s Mining Data Push Is About Power, Not Paperwork
DR Congo's effort to tighten control over mining data shows how information has become a strategic…
Uganda’s Pearl Sweet Crude Turns First Oil Into an East African Market Test
Uganda's Pearl Sweet crude brand gives the country a commercial identity before first oil, but the…
Southern Africa’s Biomanufacturing Hub Turns Vaccine Ambition Into a Skills Test
A new EU-backed CSIR and KfW grant will expand biomanufacturing training in South Africa, supporting vaccine,…
Africa’s Critical Minerals Moment Demands Value Addition, Not Another Debt Trap
As demand for copper, cobalt, lithium, graphite and manganese accelerates, African governments face a strategic choice…
Etu Energias’ $260 Million Chevron Deal Marks a Shift in Angola’s Oil Power Map
Etu Energias' agreement to acquire Chevron's interests in Blocks 14 and 14K could make Angola's largest…
Ghana’s Local Gold Refining Rule Raises the Bar for Africa’s Mineral Value Addition
Ghana Gold Board has ordered self-financing aggregators to refine gold dore locally before export from September…
South African Miners’ Renewable Power Push Turns Energy Security Into a Balance Sheet Strategy
South African mining groups are scaling wind, solar, battery and alternative-energy projects as electricity costs and…
DRC’s $1.26B Lobito Rail Concession Raises the Stakes for Africa’s Copper Corridor
The Democratic Republic of Congo has signed a 30-year concession with Mota-Engil Africa to modernise the…
Africa’s Critical Minerals Push Turns Value Addition Into a Geopolitical Test
African governments are preparing a New York critical-minerals roundtable aimed at local processing, investment and stronger…
Ghana’s Keta Basin Draws Petrobras Into Africa’s Offshore Energy Race
Petrobras has entered direct negotiations for four offshore exploration blocks in Ghana's Keta Basin, adding fresh…
Central African Republic’s Zamboye Mine Disaster Tests Gold-Sector Governance
The Zamboye gold mine collapse has killed more than 100 people and exposed the deadly gap…