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Claimants in the Kabwe lead poisoning case will be escalating the ongoing dispute with Anglo American to the SCA

Claimant lawyers accuse Anglo of ‘shocking indifference’ to Kabwe caseLindsey Schutters

Source: Aleksandar Pasaric/Pexels

Anglo maintains innocence as Kabwe claimants given leave to appeal

By Lindsey Schutters 22 Apr 2024

Ambassador of the People's Republic of China in the DRC, Zhao Bin visited some of the infrastructure projects in December 2023. Source:

DRC revisits China mining deal for $7bn infrastructure investment

By Sonia Rolley 29 Jan 2024

Flexible power technologies will make Africa's energy leapfrogging a reality

Flexible power technologies will make Africa's energy leapfrogging a reality

Marc Thiriet 22 Mar 2023

Lukoil-backed Congo project to begin LNG output in December - media

Lukoil-backed Congo project to begin LNG output in December - media

20 Mar 2023

New French fund with €87.5m targets African solar development

New French fund with €87.5m targets African solar development

Forrest Crellin and Sudip Kar-Gupta 27 Feb 2023

Congo demands $17bn more in infrastructure investments from China deal

Congo demands $17bn more in infrastructure investments from China deal

Stanis Bujakera and Sonia Rolley 17 Feb 2023

Russia-Ukraine war has nearly doubled household energy costs worldwide - new study

Russia-Ukraine war has nearly doubled household energy costs worldwide - new study

Klaus Hubacek, Jin Yan, Yuli Shan and Yuru Guan 17 Feb 2023

Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds

Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds

Helen Reid 14 Feb 2023

Africa gears up to keep more of the profits from lithium boom

Africa gears up to keep more of the profits from lithium boom

Clara Denina and Wendell Roelf 10 Feb 2023

Botswana warns of dangers in dash for African minerals

Botswana warns of dangers in dash for African minerals

Helen Reid 10 Feb 2023

Organisation of African Geological Surveys, AU sign MoU to promote development in Africa

Organisation of African Geological Surveys, AU sign MoU to promote development in Africa

9 Feb 2023

Optimising on-site efficiencies the path to success for African mining

Optimising on-site efficiencies the path to success for African mining

3 Feb 2023

Is Africa ready to leverage the opportunities in the global metals market?

Is Africa ready to leverage the opportunities in the global metals market?

3 Feb 2023

IFC launches roadmap to decarbonising the mining of critical minerals

IFC launches roadmap to decarbonising the mining of critical minerals

3 Feb 2023

Leveraging AfCFTA for a thriving African mining industry

Leveraging AfCFTA for a thriving African mining industry

Virusha Subban 2 Feb 2023

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

Vincent Obisie-Orlu 26 Jan 2023

Climate change action could set off a copper mining boom: how Zambia can make the most of it

Climate change action could set off a copper mining boom: how Zambia can make the most of it

Twivwe Siwale and Eric Werker 13 Jan 2023

Zambia extends electricity rationing to mining firms

Zambia extends electricity rationing to mining firms

Chris Mfula 11 Jan 2023

Italy's Eni sets up sustainable transport services company

Italy's Eni sets up sustainable transport services company

Francesca Landini 3 Jan 2023

Shipping must accelerate its decarbonisation efforts - and now it has the opportunity to do so

Shipping must accelerate its decarbonisation efforts - and now it has the opportunity to do so

Christiaan De Beukelaer 9 Dec 2022

Zambia to ration electricity following big drop in water levels in Lake Kariba

Zambia to ration electricity following big drop in water levels in Lake Kariba

Chris Mfula 2 Dec 2022

More finance needed for Africa's energy transition opportunities

More finance needed for Africa's energy transition opportunities

Bate Felix 2 Dec 2022

Exxon to exit Equatorial Guinea amid wider Africa crude phaseout

Exxon to exit Equatorial Guinea amid wider Africa crude phaseout

Sabrina Valle 30 Nov 2022

COP27 will be remembered as a failure - here's what went wrong

COP27 will be remembered as a failure - here's what went wrong

Mark Maslin, Priti Parikh, Richard Taylor, Simon Chin-Yee 22 Nov 2022

Africa deserves right to use natural gas reserves - AfDB president

Africa deserves right to use natural gas reserves - AfDB president

Simon Jessop and Emilie Madi 16 Nov 2022

COP27 must work out how to cut carbon and still develop African economies

COP27 must work out how to cut carbon and still develop African economies

Bethel Tarekegne 7 Nov 2022

How droughts are impacting the global energy mix and energy security

How droughts are impacting the global energy mix and energy security

Irene Lauro 4 Nov 2022

Responsible Minerals Initiative cuts ITSCI from approved traceability list

Responsible Minerals Initiative cuts ITSCI from approved traceability list

Helen Reid 1 Nov 2022

State of African Energy: 2023 Outlook report out now

State of African Energy: 2023 Outlook report out now

27 Oct 2022

Analysis: Renewables shift lays bare Africa's energy dilemma

Analysis: Renewables shift lays bare Africa's energy dilemma

Bate Felix 20 Oct 2022

Congolese NGOs decry mining in main refuge of 'Africa's unicorn'

Congolese NGOs decry mining in main refuge of 'Africa's unicorn'

Erikas Mwisi Kambale 19 Oct 2022

Hitachi Energy to secure power supply along DRC Inga-Kolwezi HVDC link

Hitachi Energy to secure power supply along DRC Inga-Kolwezi HVDC link

19 Oct 2022

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Flexible power technologies will make Africa's energy leapfrogging a reality

Flexible power technologies will make Africa's energy leapfrogging a reality

Marc Thiriet 22 Mar 2023

Lukoil-backed Congo project to begin LNG output in December - media

Lukoil-backed Congo project to begin LNG output in December - media

20 Mar 2023

New French fund with €87.5m targets African solar development

New French fund with €87.5m targets African solar development

Forrest Crellin and Sudip Kar-Gupta 27 Feb 2023

Congo demands $17bn more in infrastructure investments from China deal

Congo demands $17bn more in infrastructure investments from China deal

Stanis Bujakera and Sonia Rolley 17 Feb 2023

Russia-Ukraine war has nearly doubled household energy costs worldwide - new study

Russia-Ukraine war has nearly doubled household energy costs worldwide - new study

Klaus Hubacek, Jin Yan, Yuli Shan and Yuru Guan 17 Feb 2023

Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds

Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds

Helen Reid 14 Feb 2023

Africa gears up to keep more of the profits from lithium boom

Africa gears up to keep more of the profits from lithium boom

Clara Denina and Wendell Roelf 10 Feb 2023

Botswana warns of dangers in dash for African minerals

Botswana warns of dangers in dash for African minerals

Helen Reid 10 Feb 2023

Organisation of African Geological Surveys, AU sign MoU to promote development in Africa

Organisation of African Geological Surveys, AU sign MoU to promote development in Africa

9 Feb 2023

Optimising on-site efficiencies the path to success for African mining

Optimising on-site efficiencies the path to success for African mining

3 Feb 2023

Is Africa ready to leverage the opportunities in the global metals market?

Is Africa ready to leverage the opportunities in the global metals market?

3 Feb 2023

IFC launches roadmap to decarbonising the mining of critical minerals

IFC launches roadmap to decarbonising the mining of critical minerals

3 Feb 2023

Leveraging AfCFTA for a thriving African mining industry

Leveraging AfCFTA for a thriving African mining industry

Virusha Subban 2 Feb 2023

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

Vincent Obisie-Orlu 26 Jan 2023

Climate change action could set off a copper mining boom: how Zambia can make the most of it

Climate change action could set off a copper mining boom: how Zambia can make the most of it

Twivwe Siwale and Eric Werker 13 Jan 2023

Zambia extends electricity rationing to mining firms

Zambia extends electricity rationing to mining firms

Chris Mfula 11 Jan 2023

Italy's Eni sets up sustainable transport services company

Italy's Eni sets up sustainable transport services company

Francesca Landini 3 Jan 2023

Shipping must accelerate its decarbonisation efforts - and now it has the opportunity to do so

Shipping must accelerate its decarbonisation efforts - and now it has the opportunity to do so

Christiaan De Beukelaer 9 Dec 2022

Zambia to ration electricity following big drop in water levels in Lake Kariba

Zambia to ration electricity following big drop in water levels in Lake Kariba

Chris Mfula 2 Dec 2022

More finance needed for Africa's energy transition opportunities

More finance needed for Africa's energy transition opportunities

Bate Felix 2 Dec 2022

Exxon to exit Equatorial Guinea amid wider Africa crude phaseout

Exxon to exit Equatorial Guinea amid wider Africa crude phaseout

Sabrina Valle 30 Nov 2022

COP27 will be remembered as a failure - here's what went wrong

COP27 will be remembered as a failure - here's what went wrong

Mark Maslin, Priti Parikh, Richard Taylor, Simon Chin-Yee 22 Nov 2022

Africa deserves right to use natural gas reserves - AfDB president

Africa deserves right to use natural gas reserves - AfDB president

Simon Jessop and Emilie Madi 16 Nov 2022

COP27 must work out how to cut carbon and still develop African economies

COP27 must work out how to cut carbon and still develop African economies

Bethel Tarekegne 7 Nov 2022

How droughts are impacting the global energy mix and energy security

How droughts are impacting the global energy mix and energy security

Irene Lauro 4 Nov 2022

Responsible Minerals Initiative cuts ITSCI from approved traceability list

Responsible Minerals Initiative cuts ITSCI from approved traceability list

Helen Reid 1 Nov 2022

State of African Energy: 2023 Outlook report out now

State of African Energy: 2023 Outlook report out now

27 Oct 2022

Analysis: Renewables shift lays bare Africa's energy dilemma

Analysis: Renewables shift lays bare Africa's energy dilemma

Bate Felix 20 Oct 2022

Congolese NGOs decry mining in main refuge of 'Africa's unicorn'

Congolese NGOs decry mining in main refuge of 'Africa's unicorn'

Erikas Mwisi Kambale 19 Oct 2022

Hitachi Energy to secure power supply along DRC Inga-Kolwezi HVDC link

Hitachi Energy to secure power supply along DRC Inga-Kolwezi HVDC link

19 Oct 2022

Zambia restricts number of mining licenses per company to 5

Zambia restricts number of mining licenses per company to 5

18 Oct 2022

Source: World Economic Forum.

Are asset owners ready to finance a transition to net zero?

17 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters.

Congo unveils bids from 9 companies for Lake Kivu gas blocks

Stanis Bujakera 14 Oct 2022

African countries to push for more fossil fuel projects at COP27

African countries to push for more fossil fuel projects at COP27

Wendell Roelf 5 Oct 2022

'Decarbonisation is too expensive' - how to sell climate change action to bean counters

'Decarbonisation is too expensive' - how to sell climate change action to bean counters

Aled Jones 29 Sep 2022

Starsight Energy, SolarAfrica announce merger

Starsight Energy, SolarAfrica announce merger

26 Sep 2022

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

22 Sep 2022

African nations push for more climate finance ahead of COP27

African nations push for more climate finance ahead of COP27

Aidan Lewis 12 Sep 2022

August 2022 marks 21 years of Bizcommunity!

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Bizcommunity.com 29 Aug 2022

Source: Reuters.

Biden signs historic inflation act

Nandita Bose and Steve Holland 19 Aug 2022

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