Africa Top Stories

Trafigura-led group orders 275 wagons for US-backed Lobito rail

The Lobito corridor is seen as a key export route from mines in Congo and Zambia for copper and cobalt.

Bloomberg News | June 19, 2024 | 7:37 am

Shares of the world's fourth-largest iron ore miner have fallen…

Reuters | June 19, 2024 | 7:30 am

The auction marked the 10th anniversary of Gemfields’ first sale…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 19, 2024 | 5:36 am

The incident, which took place on Monday, involved a contractor.

Reuters | June 18, 2024 | 3:53 am

Cluff will be assigned a 45% share of licenses at…

Bloomberg News | June 17, 2024 | 8:06 am

The world's top diamond producer by value is finalizing a new ten-year gem sales deal agreed last June with De Beers.

Reuters | May 29, 2024 | 6:35 am

The 212.9 carat Type II white stone was found at Letšeng mine, one of the world’s ten largest diamond operations by revenue.

Staff Writer | May 29, 2024 | 5:19 am

BHP walks away from proposed $49bn takeover of Anglo American

Less than an hour before the 5 p.m. UK cut off, BHP confirmed it had failed to secure Anglo’s board backing and would not proceed with the takeover.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 29, 2024 | 4:05 am

A deeper copper price correction is likely and a new report makes predictions of $40,000/t seem even sillier than they were a week ago.

Frik Els | May 28, 2024 | 11:55 am