Central Africa
Comprehensive, insightful and in-depth articles and news on mining & industrial markets, and developments from around Central Africa.
- Mar- 2021 -5 March
Congo bans mining in South Kivu village after gold rush
A gold rush drawing thousands to a village in Congo’s South Kivu province has driven…
- Feb- 2021 -24 February
SRK’s decade in DRC evolves to local ownership
With its operational base in Lubumbashi for over 10 years, SRK Consulting’s DRC office has…
- 18 February
New Congo government should aid release of Kibali’s $500 million, says Barrick CEO
Barrick Gold Corp Chief Executive Mark Bristow said the group expected to get $500 million…
- 16 February
Congo averts recession in 2020 thanks to mining sector strength
Democratic Republic of Congo’s economy averted an expected pandemic-induced recession in 2020 to grow 0.8%…
- Jan- 2021 -6 January
Copper production in Africa is expected to maintain a compound annual growth rate of 4.5% by 2024
Despite the impact of Covid-19 epidemic, copper production in Africa is expected to grow slightly…
- 6 January
R&B star Akon enters Congo mining sector in JV with state company
A company led by American-Senegalese R&B singer Akon has signed a deal to finance a…
- Dec- 2020 -18 December
Trafigura’s Congo artisanal cobalt project to end, replaced by industrial mining
Trafigura is ending an artisanal cobalt formalisation project in Democratic Republic of Congo, which it…
- 2 December
Children head to diamond mines in pandemic-hit Central African Republic
Since the coronavirus forced his school to close in March, Papin has been working six…
