10+ hour, 45+ min ago   (430+ words) Chad has suspended the granting of new mining prospecting authorisations across the country until further notice, placing a temporary freeze on new exploration activity as the government seeks greater control over its mineral sector. The decision was announced by Mines,…...

4+ day, 28+ min ago   (519+ words) Somalia is turning to an unusual store of household wealth to widen access to finance, with MyBank, the nation’s sixth-biggest lender launching a service that allows women to use verified gold jewellery as collateral for financing. The lender estimates that…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (411+ words) French energy giant TotalEnergies has announced a new oil discovery in Angola and signed agreements to acquire a 40% operated interest in two additional exploration blocks as it expands its operations in the country. The company said the new Acacia-5 discovery…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (187+ words) Mastercard Crypto Credential will now enable all eligible Busha users as verified endpoints, enabling them to send and receive supported digital assets with greater confidence using their email or phone number instead of error-prone blockchain addresses Mastercard has partnered with…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (409+ words) Kenya is positioning itself as East Africa’s leading business and technology hub, but concerns from major US tech companies over immigration and work-permit restrictions are putting pressure on Nairobi’s ambitions as it battles a growing immigration crisis. Kenya’s ambition to…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (338+ words) TotalEnergies and its partners plan to invest $10 billion in Angola over the next five years as the Southern African country struggles to maintain production from its ageing offshore oilfields. Patrick Pouyanné, TotalEnergies’ chairman and chief executive, announced the investment programme…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (937+ words) Uber’s exit from Nigeria and Uganda has put a fresh spotlight on the difficult economics of Africa’s ride-hailing industry, but inDrive says the departures should not be read as a verdict on the continent’s mobility opportunity. Uber’s departure has also…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (285+ words) India’s Lohum has shipped its first consignment of lithium ore from Zimbabwe, marking the start of its mining operations in the southern African country and making it the first Indian company to produce lithium from overseas assets. The move gives…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (684+ words) The United States has formally expressed its intent to actively participate in the development of Kenya’s critical mineral sector. According to a senior American official, the United States is keen on helping Kenya develop a ​critical minerals processing industry, as…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (471+ words) ExxonMobil has made the twentieth oil discovery in an offshore Angola block that has already produced more than 2.7 billion barrels over three decades. Angola’s National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency, known as ANPG, announced on September 9 that the Vicango Este…...