The Côté Gold mine in Northern Ontario. (Image courtesy of Iamgold.) Iamgold’s Chief Operating Officer Bruno Lemelin has reflected on the pivotal role his first boss played in shaping his career,…
The Republic of Congo has officially entered the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market with the first shipment from its Congo LNG project, marking a significant step in Central Africa’s…
Nigeria has emerged as Africa’s top supplier of crude oil to the United States in 2025, shipping an estimated 33.23 million barrels of crude between January and August. These exports…
Israel has formally approved a long-delayed natural gas export agreement with Egypt, unlocking what officials describe as the largest export deal in Israel’s history and further integrating Africa into the…
Canada’s Barrick Mining has formally resumed operational control of its gold mine in Mali, ending a two-year standoff that underscored a shifting reality in Africa’s extractive sector: multinational leverage weakens…
By H.E. Ambassador Godfrey Madanhire In December 2025, South Africans watched live broadcasts as police convoys rolled into Bapong, a village in the North West province. Beneath homes and footpaths,…
An aerial view of the Simandou mine, one of the world’s largest high-grade iron ore deposits, located in Guinea’s Nzérékoré Region. Southeastern Guinea has become the focal point of a…
The African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a $23.36 million grant package to enhance electricity access in Bosaso, Somalia, targeting households, small businesses, and vulnerable populations including internally displaced people.…
A freight train carries iron ore from the Nimba deposit along the ‘Liberty Corridor’ to the port of Buchanan, Liberia, for ArcelorMittal © jbdodane/Alamy A proposed US-aligned iron ore supply route…
South Africa has become Israel’s leading supplier of thermal coal after Colombia enacted a full ban on coal exports to the country, reshaping trade flows in a market already under…