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    The logo of the Organization of the Petroleoum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is seen at OPEC's headquarters in Vienna. Source: Reuters/Leonhard Foeger
    OPEC courts Namibia as country embraces energy resources 
    Claimants in the Kabwe lead poisoning case will be escalating the ongoing dispute with Anglo American to the SCA
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    Nigeria suffered 46 grid collapses between 2017 and 2023
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    Electricity is vital for improving the quality of life of many in rural sub-Saharan Africa. Source: USAID_images/Flickr
    Banning fossil fuels in sub-Saharan Africa could slow the transition to renewable energy

      16 Jul 2021

    Artisanal miners work at the Tilwizembe, a former industrial copper-cobalt mine, outside of Kolwezi, the capital city of Lualaba Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 11 June, 2016. Reuters/Kenny Katombe
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    A woman walks over pipelines crisscrossing Ogoniland in Rivers State, Nigeria 18 September, 2020. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde//File Photo
    Factbox: Nigeria's oil overhaul faces last battles over fuel, northern drilling

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    Source: ©Peter Titmuss
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    Artisanal miners work at a cobalt mine-pit in Tulwizembe, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of Congo, 25 November, 2015. Reuters/Kenny Katombe/File Photo
    Congo likely to start artisanal cobalt buying

      13 Jul 2021

    UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal
    UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal

      9 Jul 2021

    Tunisia pushing UN action on Ethiopia dam, Ethiopia opposed
    Tunisia pushing UN action on Ethiopia dam, Ethiopia opposed

      8 Jul 2021

    Sandfire's T3 Motheo Mine. Source: Sandfire
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    8 Jul 2021

    UN urges Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to recommit to dam talks
    UN urges Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to recommit to dam talks

      7 Jul 2021

    Egypt notified that Ethiopia has resumed filling of giant dam
    Egypt notified that Ethiopia has resumed filling of giant dam

      6 Jul 2021

    A solar plant is seen in Uyayna, north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 10, 2018. Reuters/Faisal Al Nasser
    Botswana issues licence for first large scale solar power plant

    6 Jul 2021

    A woman walks over pipelines crisscrossing Ogoniland in Rivers State, Nigeria September 18, 2020. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde//File Photo
    Nigerian lawmakers pass historic oil overhaul bill

      2 Jul 2021

    UN Security Council to meet on Ethiopia dam
    UN Security Council to meet on Ethiopia dam

      2 Jul 2021

    A Zimbabwean miner works underground at Metallon Gold mine in Shamva, about 80 km north of the capital Harare, June 14, 2011. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo
    Zimbabwe to allow miners to export portion of their gold

    29 Jun 2021

    Source: © keng po leung
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    28 Jun 2021

    Sudan rejects Ethiopian plan to fill giant dam a second time - senior official
    Sudan rejects Ethiopian plan to fill giant dam a second time - senior official

      28 Jun 2021

    Source: Getty/Gallo
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      23 Jun 2021

    The logo of commodities trader Glencore is pictured in front of the company's headquarters in Baar, Switzerland, July 18, 2017. Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann
    Glencore says to restart Congo's Mutanda mine towards end of 2021

      22 Jun 2021

    A 1,098 carat diamond, discovered in Botswana and believed to be the third largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined, is seen in this undated handout picture received June 16, 2021. Debswana Diamond Company/Handout via Reuters.
    Botswana unearths world's third largest diamond

      17 Jun 2021

    Arab states call on UN Security Council to meet over Ethiopian dam
    Arab states call on UN Security Council to meet over Ethiopian dam

      17 Jun 2021

    Australia's Fortescue in talks on giant Congo hydro project
    Australia's Fortescue in talks on giant Congo hydro project

      15 Jun 2021

    A Galp Energia refinery is seen near Sines, file. Reuters/Rafael Marchante
    Exclusive-Galp to hold off on LNG investment until Mozambique ensures security

      15 Jun 2021

    Ghana produces excess electricity but its management is inefficient. Wikimedia Commons
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      11 Jun 2021

    The logo of the Brucutu mine owned by Brazilian mining company Vale SA is seen in Sao Goncalo do Rio Abaixo, Brazil February 4, 2019. Reuters/Washington Alves
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      9 Jun 2021

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      3 Jun 2021

    Mozambique launches construction of $1bn power plant, transmission line
    Mozambique launches construction of $1bn power plant, transmission line

    1 Jun 2021

    A police car is being filled with fuel at a gas station next to the sign of Italian energy Eni company in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt February 6, 2021. Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
    Eni, BP in talks over oil and gas assets in Algeria

      1 Jun 2021

    Obuasi Mine. Image: AngloGold Ashanti
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      27 May 2021

    The logo of commodities trader Glencore is pictured in front of the company's headquarters in Baar, Switzerland, September 30, 2015. Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
    Glencore to restart operations at Mutanda copper, cobalt mine in 2022

      19 May 2021

    Artisanal miners work at a cobalt mine-pit in Tulwizembe, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of Congo, November 25, 2015. Picture taken November 25, 2015. Reuters/Kenny Katombe/File Photo
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      14 May 2021

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    Electricity is vital for improving the quality of life of many in rural sub-Saharan Africa. Source: USAID_images/Flickr
    Banning fossil fuels in sub-Saharan Africa could slow the transition to renewable energy

     16 Jul 2021

    Artisanal miners work at the Tilwizembe, a former industrial copper-cobalt mine, outside of Kolwezi, the capital city of Lualaba Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 11 June, 2016. Reuters/Kenny Katombe
    Congo's cobalt monopoly to set price floor for artisanal miners

    16 Jul 2021

    A woman walks over pipelines crisscrossing Ogoniland in Rivers State, Nigeria 18 September, 2020. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde//File Photo
    Factbox: Nigeria's oil overhaul faces last battles over fuel, northern drilling

    15 Jul 2021

    Source: ©Peter Titmuss
    Botswana begins first iron ore mining project

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    Artisanal miners work at a cobalt mine-pit in Tulwizembe, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of Congo, 25 November, 2015. Reuters/Kenny Katombe/File Photo
    Congo likely to start artisanal cobalt buying

     13 Jul 2021

    UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal
    UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal

     9 Jul 2021

    Tunisia pushing UN action on Ethiopia dam, Ethiopia opposed
    Tunisia pushing UN action on Ethiopia dam, Ethiopia opposed

     8 Jul 2021

    Sandfire's T3 Motheo Mine. Source: Sandfire
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    8 Jul 2021

    UN urges Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to recommit to dam talks
    UN urges Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to recommit to dam talks

     7 Jul 2021

    Egypt notified that Ethiopia has resumed filling of giant dam
    Egypt notified that Ethiopia has resumed filling of giant dam

     6 Jul 2021

    A solar plant is seen in Uyayna, north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 10, 2018. Reuters/Faisal Al Nasser
    Botswana issues licence for first large scale solar power plant

    6 Jul 2021

    A woman walks over pipelines crisscrossing Ogoniland in Rivers State, Nigeria September 18, 2020. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde//File Photo
    Nigerian lawmakers pass historic oil overhaul bill

     2 Jul 2021

    UN Security Council to meet on Ethiopia dam
    UN Security Council to meet on Ethiopia dam

     2 Jul 2021

    A Zimbabwean miner works underground at Metallon Gold mine in Shamva, about 80 km north of the capital Harare, June 14, 2011. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo
    Zimbabwe to allow miners to export portion of their gold

    29 Jun 2021

    Source: © keng po leung
    SA, Mozambique state energy firms to increase shareholding in gas pipeline

    28 Jun 2021

    Sudan rejects Ethiopian plan to fill giant dam a second time - senior official
    Sudan rejects Ethiopian plan to fill giant dam a second time - senior official

     28 Jun 2021

    Source: Getty/Gallo
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     23 Jun 2021

    The logo of commodities trader Glencore is pictured in front of the company's headquarters in Baar, Switzerland, July 18, 2017. Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann
    Glencore says to restart Congo's Mutanda mine towards end of 2021

     22 Jun 2021

    A 1,098 carat diamond, discovered in Botswana and believed to be the third largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined, is seen in this undated handout picture received June 16, 2021. Debswana Diamond Company/Handout via Reuters.
    Botswana unearths world's third largest diamond

     17 Jun 2021

    Arab states call on UN Security Council to meet over Ethiopian dam
    Arab states call on UN Security Council to meet over Ethiopian dam

     17 Jun 2021

    Australia's Fortescue in talks on giant Congo hydro project
    Australia's Fortescue in talks on giant Congo hydro project

     15 Jun 2021

    A Galp Energia refinery is seen near Sines, file. Reuters/Rafael Marchante
    Exclusive-Galp to hold off on LNG investment until Mozambique ensures security

     15 Jun 2021

    Ghana produces excess electricity but its management is inefficient. Wikimedia Commons
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     11 Jun 2021

    The logo of the Brucutu mine owned by Brazilian mining company Vale SA is seen in Sao Goncalo do Rio Abaixo, Brazil February 4, 2019. Reuters/Washington Alves
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     9 Jun 2021

    A logo of the Exxon Mobil Corp is seen at the Rio Oil and Gas Expo and Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 24, 2018. Reuters/Sergio Moraes/File Photo/File Photo
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     3 Jun 2021

    Mozambique launches construction of $1bn power plant, transmission line
    Mozambique launches construction of $1bn power plant, transmission line

    1 Jun 2021

    A police car is being filled with fuel at a gas station next to the sign of Italian energy Eni company in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt February 6, 2021. Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
    Eni, BP in talks over oil and gas assets in Algeria

     1 Jun 2021

    Obuasi Mine. Image: AngloGold Ashanti
    AngloGold Ashanti suspends Obuasi output, cost guidance after underground collapse

     27 May 2021

    The logo of commodities trader Glencore is pictured in front of the company's headquarters in Baar, Switzerland, September 30, 2015. Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
    Glencore to restart operations at Mutanda copper, cobalt mine in 2022

     19 May 2021

    Artisanal miners work at a cobalt mine-pit in Tulwizembe, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of Congo, November 25, 2015. Picture taken November 25, 2015. Reuters/Kenny Katombe/File Photo
    Cobalt, Congo and a mass artisanal mining experiment

     14 May 2021

    #AfricaMonth2021: May Africa prosper
    #AfricaMonth2021: May Africa prosper

     7 May 2021

    Why renewable energy won't end energy poverty in Zimbabwe
    Why renewable energy won't end energy poverty in Zimbabwe

     30 Apr 2021

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    Total declares force majeure on Mozambique LNG project

    28 Apr 2021

    Lake Kariba
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    21 Apr 2021

    NJ Ayuk, executive chairman, African Energy Chamber
    Greenpeace and Western anti-Africa energy groups take the wrong approach

     19 Apr 2021

    Ethiopian protestors march down 42nd Street in New York during a “It’s my Dam” protest on March 11, 2021. Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images
    Solar and wind power could break the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam deadlock

     19 Apr 2021

    Gold is key to the economic survival of millions of Ghanaians. Knut-Erik Helle/Flickr, CC BY-NC
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     16 Apr 2021

    Uganda, Tanzania sign $3.5bn oil pipeline deal
    Uganda, Tanzania sign $3.5bn oil pipeline deal

    14 Apr 2021

    Rescuers work in Kamituga, South Kivu, at the entrance of one of the mines which collapsed following torrential rains trapping dozens of artisanal miners in September 2020. Photo by Stringer/AFP via Getty Images
    How large miners and states stifle local capital and innovation in DR Congo

     13 Apr 2021

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    Eni makes light oil find in Angola's Cuica prospect

    8 Apr 2021

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