Mozambique’s Mozal Smelter Halts Operations as Power Constraints Deepen
Mozambique’s flagship aluminium smelter, Mozal, has suspended production after failing to secure electricity at a price ...
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AGOA’s Last-Minute Lifeline Exposes a Hard Truth: Africa’s Trade Future Cannot Be Built on Uncertainty
The extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act to the end of 2026 has provided ...
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Zimbabwe Signals Shift from Raw Mineral Exports to Local Processing, Says Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said Zimbabwe will intensify efforts to process its minerals locally rather than ...
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Rwanda Mineral Exports Rise as Trade Deficit Narrows
Rwanda’s mineral exports recorded significant growth in 2025, with official figures indicating that shipments of tin, ...
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China Unfazed in US Led Minerals Push as Africa Weighs Its Stakes
The geopolitics of critical minerals has re emerged as a defining feature of twenty first century ...
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Zimbabwe Lithium Exports Up 11 Percent as Harare Pushes Local Processing
Zimbabwe’s exports of lithium bearing spodumene concentrate increased by 11 percent in 2025. However overall export ...
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Zimbabwe’s Mineral Export Earnings Climb to 3.4 Billion US Dollars in 2025
Zimbabwe’s mineral export revenues rose to 3.4 billion US dollars in 2025 from 2.9 billion US ...
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South Africa’s Last Manganese Smelter Faces Closure as Power Costs Rise
The operator of South Africa’s final remaining manganese smelter, Transalloys (Pty) Ltd, has announced that it ...
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Inside Beijing’s Strategy to Reshape the Global Iron Ore Market
China’s evolving strategy to consolidate influence over the global iron ore market is gathering momentum, revealing ...
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UK to Provide Financial Support to Safeguard Ethylene Production at Grangemouth
The United Kingdom government has announced a financial support package to preserve chemical production and protect ...
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