May 12, 2023
South Africa: Mining Production Slows, Diamonds and Platinum Hit Hardest - South African News Briefs - May 12, 2023
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February 23, 2023
South Africa: Parliamentary Speaker In First No Confidence Motion - South African News Briefs - February 23, 2023
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February 03, 2023
South Africa: ANC To Challenge Court Ruling on Cadre Deployment Records - South African News Briefs - February 3, 2023
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February 02, 2023
South Africa: Police Question Witnesses In Deadly KwaZulu-Natal Hostel Attack - South African News Briefs - February 2, 2023
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November 18, 2022
Africa: What to Do About Fossil Fuels? #AfricaClimateCrisis
Experts warn that fossil fuels must stay in the ground in order to prevent the worst effects of the climate emergency and putting at risk the goal of curbing global warming to a… Read more »
November 03, 2022
South Africa: 19 Bodies Found at Krugersdorp Mine - South African News Briefs - November 3, 2022
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October 05, 2022
South Africa: German Tourists Cut Trip Short After One Killed - South African News Briefs - October 5, 2022
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September 28, 2022
South Africa: Authorities Deny Another Dam Wall Collapse at Jagersfontein
Residents in the Free State's mining town of Jagersfontein were left scrambling on September 27, following what they thought was another dam wall collapse, which was initially… Read more »
South Africa: Petrol Price Drop On Cards for October - South African News Briefs - September 28, 2022
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September 15, 2022
South Africa: Ramaphosa Jets Off to U.S. to Meet Biden - South African News Briefs - September 15, 2022
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August 30, 2022
South Africa: Ramaphosa Faces Grilling at Parliament - South African News Briefs - August 30, 2022
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July 04, 2022
Zimbabwe: Uber-Wealthy Oppenheimers Win Case to Block Mineral Exploration at Zimbabwe Cattle Ranch
A Zimbabwean court has barred a miner from exploring for gold on a huge Matabeleland South ranch owned by the Oppenheimer family, the super-rich former proprietors of De Beers… Read more »
June 27, 2022
Africa: Advocating for African Solutions to Illicit Financial Flows
Civil society actors, journalists, academics, lawyers and other African actors are advocating for African initiatives to fight against illicit financial flows Read more »
March 25, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - March 28, 2022
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March 24, 2022
East Africa: Activists Opposed to East African Crude Oil Pipeline Call on Pope Francis for Support #AfricaClimateCrisis
Ugandan activists have met Pope Francis to ask for his support in stopping the East African Crude Pipline (EACOP) - a heated crude oil pipeline planned to run from Hoima in Uganda… Read more »
February 22, 2022
Burkina Faso: Dozens Killed in Blast at Informal Gold Mine
State television is reporting that at least 60 people were killed and many more injured in an explosion at an informal gold mining site in Burkina Faso. Read more »
February 17, 2022
South Africa: No Go for Shell as Court Upholds Interdict on Wild Coast Seismic Survey
The High Court in Makhanda has dismissed Shell and Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe's application for leave to appeal a ruling that temporarily halted a seismic… Read more »
January 21, 2022
Western Sahara: Morocco Drives a War in Western Sahara for Its Phosphates
In November 2020, the Moroccan government sent its military to the Guerguerat area, a buffer zone between the territory claimed by the Kingdom of Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab… Read more »
January 14, 2022
South Africa: Another Seismic Survey Legal Battle Looms for South Africa #AfricaClimateCrisis
Environmental activists are preparing for another legal battle against a planned seismic survey. This comes less than a month after the Makhanda High Court granted an interdict… Read more »
December 06, 2021
Congo-Kinshasa: "Today, We Are At the Door of Economic Liberation" - Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
The DRC-Africa Business Forum 2021, which was held on November 24 and 25 in Kinshasa, has come to a close. The process of manufacturing a regional electric battery industry from… Read more »
December 01, 2021
Africa: Moves Afoot to Take DR Congo From Exporting Cobalt, To Manufacturing Batteries
Translated from French by Michael Tantoh from original interview by allAfrica's Bacary Dabo Read more »
November 25, 2021
Africa: Commitments Signed to Build an Electric Battery Industry in the DRC
The DRC-Africa Business Forum 2021 kicked off with a bang on Wednesday, November 24 in the Congolese capital. A series of firm commitments have been signed for the development of a… Read more »
November 23, 2021
Congo-Kinshasa: The Pitfalls to be Overcome for the Integration of the Congolese in the Value Chain of the Electric Battery Industry
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has all the potential to become an industrial hub for batteries and electric vehicles. To achieve this, the country of Félix Antoine… Read more »
October 29, 2021
Africa: Louder Global Calls for Leaving Fossil Fuels Behind #AfricaClimateCrisis
Activists from from across all regions of the planet are making themselves heard by calling for an end to the use of fossil fuels, as the COP26 climate talks are set to start in… Read more »
April 16, 2021
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Mining Dispute Highlights Pitfalls for U.S. Firms
The decision by Sierra Leone to shut down the operations of U.S.-owned SL Mining has called into question that government’s commitment to the rule of law with regard to… Read more »