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Orano considers exit from Niger uranium sector amid strained military ties

Kiishi Abikoye

Kiishi Abikoye

Congo considers lifting cobalt export ban amid market shift

Kiishi Abikoye

Kiishi Abikoye

South Africa: Exxaro expands with $610 million manganese acquisition in shift from coal

Kiishi Abikoye

Kiishi Abikoye

The government of Ghana has confirmed the reception of $174 million as part payment of capital gains tax from Newmont Corporation, an American mining firm.

French nuclear energy firm Orano may be pulling out of Niger as tensions continue to escalate between the company and the country’s military government, which seized power in a 2023 coup.

The Democratic Republic of Congo is considering whether to lift a four month ban on cobalt exports as the global market braces for a long term supply deficit.

South African coal producer, Exxaro Resources, has signed a R11.67 billion ($610 million) agreement to acquire operating manganese assets in the country’s Northern Cape province.

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Ghana receives historic $174 million tax from American mining firm after divestment

The government of Ghana has confirmed the reception of $174 million as part payment of capital gains tax from Newmont Corporation, an American mining firm.

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Orano considers exit from Niger uranium sector amid strained military ties

French nuclear energy firm Orano may be pulling out of Niger as tensions continue to escalate between the company and the country’s military government, which seized power in a 2023 coup.

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Congo considers lifting cobalt export ban amid market shift

The Democratic Republic of Congo is considering whether to lift a four month ban on cobalt exports as the global market braces for a long term supply deficit.

Follow the story

South Africa: Exxaro expands with $610 million manganese acquisition in shift from coal

South African coal producer, Exxaro Resources, has signed a R11.67 billion ($610 million) agreement to acquire operating manganese assets in the country’s Northern Cape province.

Follow the story

The government of Ghana has confirmed the reception of $174 million as part payment of capital gains tax from Newmont Corporation, an American mining firm.

French nuclear energy firm Orano may be pulling out of Niger as tensions continue to escalate between the company and the country’s military government, which seized power in a 2023 coup.

The Democratic Republic of Congo is considering whether to lift a four month ban on cobalt exports as the global market braces for a long term supply deficit.

South African coal producer, Exxaro Resources, has signed a R11.67 billion ($610 million) agreement to acquire operating manganese assets in the country’s Northern Cape province.