Formalization of Artisanal & Small-Scale Mining in DRC Global demand for cobalt, a key component of lithium-ion batteries used in consumer electronics and electric vehicles,…

Mining After COVID-19:  The South African Case How South Africa Can Emerge Stronger A recent paper published by Boston Consulting Group states that while the…

High Pressure Pumping Simplified For Mining Pumps are used widely in industry to provide cooling and lubrication services, to transfer fluids for processing, and to…

For better ore worse – mining takes centre stage in Africa’s COVID-19 recovery By Vincent Rouget The mining industry in Africa has broadly weathered the…

How has the mining industry responded to COVID-19? By Tom Butler The COVID-19 pandemic is undoubtedly the defining global health crisis of our time, with…

Made for Africa Fleet Management Solutions Lately, Africa has been heralded as the next frontier of business development, increasingly, local and international businesses are eyeing…

How Do We Reverse the Resource Curse? By Dr.Ross Harvey Scholar Richard Auty first coined the phrase ‘resource curse’ in 1993 to illustrate the confounding…

HydroFloat® Reduces Energy and Water Usage Cozamin, a polymetallic sulfide mine with pay-metals of copper, zinc, lead and silver, is located in Zacatecas, Mexico and…

Rethinking environmental and mine closure planning Complied by Chege Moses Kasaija Ukwazi, one of Africa’s leading mining services specialists, recently launched its new Sustainable Mining…

African Mines are in Good Condition – and Safer Ten years ago the Projects division of BBE had just completed two refrigeration and air cooling…

By Päivi Lujala Ghana has gold, diamonds, bauxite, manganese, salt, limestone, granite and oil. Its mining and quarrying sector contributes significantly to its economy. It is…

By Leanne Mostert, a Partner at Webber Wentzel Artificial intelligence (AI) offers prospecting and mining operations a range of new possibilities to enhance efficiencies. These…

By Pavel Rastopshin, Managing Director of ZYFRA Africa is a world leader in volume of reserves and the extraction of many valuable raw materials and…

By Luis Alberto Torres-Cruz An interesting development emerged from the Brazil dam disaster: investors work with mining companies and regulators to improve tailings management systems.…

Megadyne Group is an international company specializing in power transmission systems. The company produces and sells a wide range of products such as thermoset and…

By Angela Kerr The mining industry operates in some of the harshest and most remote parts of the world, requiring equipment that is as reliable…

When it comes to the mining industry, focus on safety for workers and machinery is higher than ever. Still, mining is amongst the most dangerous…

By Marijke Verpoorten, Nik Stoop and Peter van der Windt Strong evidence links the mining of minerals to local conflict in several African countries. This is…

By Nate Singham The process of corporate plunder in the global mining industry is severely aggravating social and economic inequalities across the planet. “The meek…

By Euan Massey, Director: MDA Construction & Technology Attorneys Mining, construction and oil & gas (O&G) projects are usually technically challenging and often result in…

Outlook on key oil and gas exporting countries in sub-Saharan Africa Covid-19 has had an unprecedented impact on the global economy and oil and gas…

Why Being Endowed With Oil Is Not Always a Boon – the Case of Nigeria and Angola By Ross Harvey In countries with weak governance…

The Importance of Local Content at a Time of Crisis – What Covid-19 will Teach the Industry At a time when travel around the world…

The Way Forward: How Africa Can Make A Comeback From The Oil & Gas Downturn By NJ Ayuk Stunning drops in crude oil prices—the result…

Niger Delta Youth Left Out of Progress By Modesta Tochi Alozie Twenty years ago, local resistance arose in the Niger Delta because of the way…

The impact of Covid-19 on oil and gas producers in developing countries By Farwa Sial The global oil industry is experiencing major shocks as the…

Mitigating The Impact Of Covid-19 On Angola’s Oil And Gas Sector H.E. Diamantino Pedro Azevedo, Minister of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas, discusses the impact…

In no particular order, here are some of the industry stories that have caught our eye recently! South Africa’s Brulpadda field development & further South…

By Peter Fabricius, ISS Consultant Somalia has enough problems as it is. Now the resource curse, so fatal to many other African countries, appears to…

By Marie Blanche Ting, Doctoral researcher, University of Sussex The development of liquefied natural gas (LNG) could help transform the South African economy, spur re-industrialisation, reduce…

By Patrick Edmond, Kristof Titeca & Erik Kennes Angola’s politics lives off oil. The natural resource amounts for nearly 40% of GDP and 75% of government revenues. It has brought foreign…

First there was big data and now Blockchain is being hailed as the next transformative technology. It took the oil price crash and the resulting…

By Gerhard Toews and Pierre-Louis Vézina Natural resources are often thought of as a curse in developing countries, slowing economic growth rather than driving it.…

Juba is keen to see the black gold pumping as South Sudan emerges out of a civil war that caused close on 400,000 deaths. Deutsche…

By Melba K. Wasunna Six years ago, Kenya discovered commercially viable oil deposits in the Turkana region. The find is expected to boost economic growth…

Fossil fuels are unfashionable but necessary, and the journey towards economies fueled by green energy begins with a switch from oil and coal to the…

By NJ AYUK   After a year of rebound and recovery, Africa’s old and new hydrocarbons markets have an opportunity to further entrench the continent’s…

Oil is again being pumped from fields in South Sudan’s former Unity state, five years after production was halted because of fighting between government soldiers…

The new organisational model introduced in the Angolan oil sector is intended to bring about greater efficiency to the state-owned National Fuel Society (Sonangol) and…

Mechanical pipe systems can help oil companies streamline operations   By Arrie Nel,   PwC’s “Africa Oil and Gas Review” for 2017, which was released…

Baudouin Solidifies Presence In Africa For over 100 years, French engine manufacturer Moteurs Baudouin has delivered the highest-quality engines for the African markets. Trusted in…

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Power Sector Power is essential for driving economic growth, especially in emerging markets. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7—Ensure…

Shining a light on the true value of solar power By Kelley Christensen Beyond the environmental benefits and lower electric bills, it turns out installing…

Finding space for both wind farms and eagles in South Africa By Megan Murgatroyd Energy generation around the world is shifting towards renewable sources in…

Grid or solar: looking for the best energy solution for the rural poor By Professor Jörg Peters & Maximiliane Sievert South Asia has made tremendous…

Can COVID-19 accelerate funding for access to electricity? By Ujunwa Ojemeni The time frame from final funding approval to disbursement can be the most painful…

Power in a pandemic – why energy access matters By Damilola Ogunbiyi Reliable, affordable electricity is needed to keep people connected at home and to…

By Douglas Broom The global energy market is experiencing its biggest shock in 70 years. Coronavirus has caused energy demand to plummet, dwarfing the impact…

Ghana aspires to industrialize, modernize its agriculture, and provide economic opportunities for its growing population of 28.2 million. One of key constraints to this vision…

By Nato Oosthuizen The increasing conversation around refinancing of existing Independent Power Producers (IPPs) shows that the renewable energy sector in South Africa is growing…

Handling grid permanence in the changing energy landscape By German Kuhn As the deadlines set out in the Paris Agreement and European Green Deal loom…

Robert Giglio, Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development at Sumitomo SHI FW explains why CryoBattery is the future energy storage technology. Why…

With operations spanning five continents and 28 countries, leading multinational renewable energy provider Enel Green Power (EGP) understands the potential of harnessing renewable energy for…

A Sip of Courtesy By Kiram Tadesse Unlike what had been practiced in the past along the River Nile, this time the tone of the…

The use of Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) circulating fluidized bed (CFB) combustion technology has grown from small-scale applications to large ultra-supercritical power plants in less…

By James Green, MD Ubersolar As we enter into the 2020’s, the decade by 2030 will have proven to have seen an explosion in solar…

How can the energy transition be organized in a globally just way? Will developing countries struggle to transition to clean energy because they lack the…

If the energy industry was a solar system, energy storage might very well be the sun. At least, that’s the perspective of Kelly Speakes-Backman, CEO…

SDG 7: affordable and clean energy Africa is making progress with efforts to provide people with electricity, but much more needs to be done to…

By Dr.Yongping Zhai As the world responds to the challenges of climate change, energy systems are evolving, and evolving fast. The past 10 years have…

Global ventilation fans and systems manufacturer, TLT-Turbo GmbH, recently announced the redesign of its Auxiliary and Booster fan range. Developed in close collaboration with clients,…

Up until recently, Lithium-ion (li-ion) batteries have not been commercially adopted as batteries for single-phase UPSs. While used in various other applications, they didn’t provide…

AMETEK Drexelbrook, a world leader in level measurement technology, is for the third time this year expanding its product line, this time with an extensive…

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it has developed the DTSXTM1 fiber optic heat detector, an OpreXTM Field Instruments heat sensing and fire detection solution. Housed…

Swedish-based marine and industrial brake supplier Dellner Brakes has acquired German brake specialist JHS Jungblut in a move that will strengthen the company’s offering in…

Axis Communications has added ExCam XPT Q6055 Explosion-Protected PTZ Network Camera with low weight and profile, to simplify installation in hazardous environments. The PoE-powered camera…

Underneath the Atlantic Ocean, lapping the West African coast, sits substantial pockets of oil & gas. This is certainly the case in Mauritania, and the…

Republic of Congo could produce nearly 1 million barrels of crude per day following a new oil discovery in the country, a company involved told…

With battery and electric vehicle technology quickly becoming the global standard for transportation, Africa’s rare earth metals are in hot demand. Projects like the Gakara…

The Polish company JSW Adams plans to mine coal in Zumbo district, in the western Mozambican province of Tete, according to a report on Radio…

Chinese solar company Hanergy Thin Film Power Group has won a deal to build the first solar PV plants in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Hanergy will deliver…

About 70% of the nation’s electricity comes from renewable sources – more than three times the global average Kenya recently unveiled Africa’s largest wind power…