Africa's top oil producer, which is also rich in lithium, gold and limestone, will grant mining licences to only companies that process their minerals locally after toughening licensing rules for foreign companies last year.

President Mnangagwa has re-appointed Winston Chitando to the post he held before last year’s elections.

Mine Workers Union says the company lacks the finances to invest and operate the Bogoso-Prestea gold mine it acquired more than three years ago.

Congo's government last week accused ERG of passing off subcontracting companies as majority partners.

The West African nation's bauxite production rose over 19% year-on-year in 2023 to about 123 million metric tons.

By 2050, the World Bank forecasts that demand for the metals and minerals used to produce the clean energy technologies will increase by almost 500%.

State-owned Zesco stated that it is seeking to import power to avert an energy deficit that could affect output in Africa's second-largest copper producer.