Ivanhoe Mines has signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), strengthening a fast-growing strategic partnership aimed at advancing the exploration and development of critical minerals essential to the global energy transition. The agreement was announced by Ivanhoe Mines Executive Co-Chair Robert Friedland and CEOContinue Reading
His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, made his first official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday, November 21, 2025, culminating in the signing of six key bilateral agreements aimed at strengthening economic and institutional ties. Welcomed by President Félix Tshisekedi, theContinue Reading
The Democratic Republic of Congo has launched a judicial investigation into Congo Dongfang Mining (CDM) after a rupture in the company’s retention basin released a significant volume of wastewater into several districts of Lubumbashi. According to a statement issued on November 21, 2025, by Minister of State and Minister ofContinue Reading
Zambia’s economy is expected to expand by 5.2% in 2025, surpassing the projected 4.1% average growth rate for most African countries, according to the latest outlook from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The Fund attributes Zambia’s strong performance to easing inflation, improved liquidity conditions, renewed investor confidence, ongoing governance andContinue Reading
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has extended for six months a ban on trading minerals from dozens of artisanal mining sites in conflict-affected North and South Kivu provinces, the mines ministry announced. The move increases compliance pressure on global supply chains for tin, tantalum, and tungsten, critical components inContinue Reading
Kansanshi Mine is driving Zambia’s literacy and education agenda with a major investment of over K3.5 million to fully modernise the North-Western Provincial Library in Solwezi. The upgraded facility has been transformed into a safe, inclusive, and digitally enabled learning hub designed to support literacy and educational development across theContinue Reading
A plane carrying DRC Minister of Mines Louis Watum was damaged by fire after landing at Kolwezi Airport on Monday, November 17, 2025, during an emergency mission to Mulondo in Lualaba Province. According to airport officials, a technical failure in the aircraft’s landing gear sparked the fire. Emergency crews respondedContinue Reading
Most major minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo recorded price declines this week, according to commodity data released on Monday, November 10, 2015. Tin stood out as the only major mineral to post a meaningful increase, while several rare metals remained unchanged. Cobalt, vital to electric vehicle battery production,Continue Reading
Zambia is deepening its partnership with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to unlock investment along the strategic Lobito Corridor, a vital transport link connecting Zambia to the Atlantic Ocean via Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Finance and National Planning Minister Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane met with EIB ViceContinue Reading
KSB has officially launched the KSB ELN-150 Imvubu, a rugged new self-priming wastewater pump developed and built in South Africa specifically for African operating conditions. Named after the Imvubu which is the Zulu word for hippopotamus, then name carries a double meaning referring to its distinctive top-mounted lifting “ears” thatContinue Reading
