Côte d’Ivoire: the gold boom drives demand for assay laboratories
MSALABS’s operations at Koné and its Korhogo project are strengthening the mining analysis offering. The challenge now is securing regular orders locally.
MSALABS’s operations at Koné and its Korhogo project are strengthening the mining analysis offering. The challenge now is securing regular orders locally.
Ongoing investment in three mines in southern Africa could strengthen the continent’s zinc production capacity. The most visible development is the completion of Gamsberg’s second phase in South Africa, where annual concentrate capacity is expected to increase from around 250,000…
After bringing the Bougouni mine in Mali into production, Kodal Minerals is expanding its West African presence through an agreement on the Asamankese lithium project in Ghana. The British company will be able to acquire up to 80% of the…
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) is preparing to start up a gasoline production unit at Sirte Oil Company. The October 12 announcement referred to final preparations and a targeted start-up within the week. As of October 19, neither processing capacity…
Finance Earth, FSD Africa and FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi) are launching a fund to finance nature restoration projects before they generate revenue. The Africa Nature Impact Fund is targeting $100 million in fundraising, with an initial $20 million close envisaged…
Gabon is considering changes to the distribution of oil revenues to make its ultra-deepwater blocks more attractive. Wood Mackenzie’s proposal combines a 19% royalty on the value extracted with a minimum 20% share of production after cost recovery. The consultancy…
Liberia is bringing 15 offshore blocks back to market, with applications due by April 15, 2027. The opening follows a round launched in 2024 that resulted in eight production-sharing contracts signed by TotalEnergies and Oranto Petroleum. For Monrovia, the challenge…
Libya reportedly lost between $2.4 billion and $4.4 billion through the diversion of imported fuel between January and September 2026. At a Security Council meeting on October 14, Hanna Tetteh, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative, estimated that 30% to 50%…
BW Energy plans to drill five new production wells on the Dussafu oil license offshore Gabon to restore the field’s output. The program was expanded following positive results from the Hibiscus 10P1 and 10P2 appraisal wells. Both encountered oil and…
In Nigeria, gasoline prices have become central to political debate a few months before the 2027 presidential election. President Bola Tinubu’s camp rejects the feasibility of opposition leader Atiku Abubakar’s plan to supply local refineries with crude oil below market…
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