Bill Gates has warned that the rapidly spreading coronavirus could hit healthcare systems across Africa harder than in China, following the first confirmed case on the continent in Algeria. In a presentation at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Seattle, Gates said...
Dangote Group has become the first African company to be accepted on to the Global Executive Council (GEC) of the Project Management Institute (PMI). PMI is one of the world’s largest not-for-profit membership associations for the project management profession, and its members include Airbus, Ali Baba...
A new report by BloombergNEF (BNEF) has found that US$2.8 billion was spent on renewables projects in sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa) in 2018, setting a record at some $600 million more than the previous year. BNEF’s Sub-Saharan Africa Market Outlook highlighted how investors are looking...
London-listed exploration and development firm Kodal Minerals has submitted a mining licence application for its Bougouni lithium project in Mali. As part of its mining licence application, Kodal completed a feasibility study for the project and submitted its contents to the Mali Government. The study envisages an...
South Africa’s ministry of mines has announced that the industry recorded the lowest number of mine deaths on record in 2019, with 51 people killed compared to 81 in the previous year. Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe delivered the 2019 mine health and...
The UK will provide approximately £620 million in funding for vital infrastructure work in Ghana, Zambia, Gabon and Uganda through its credit agency UK Export Finance (UKEF). The UK government’s International Trade Secretary Liz Truss will unveil the plans later today at the UK-Africa Investment Summit...
South Africa’s mining industry body has made a statement urging President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government to take a number of critical steps needed to address the country’s ‘economic crisis’. The Minerals Council South Africa said it believes that insecurity of power supply is at the heart of...
ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company has reported a record year of production from its two African mines – Mothae in Lesotho and Lulo in Angola. The two operations produced 49,120 carats of diamonds in 2019 which helped the company make combined sales of US$55 million from the...
Visa has announced it will work with cross-border fintech platform MFS Africa to simplify e-commerce payments and digital remittances in 15 markets across the continent. Through the partnership, MFS Africa will distribute Visa payment credentials to markets across the continent, with MFS Africa mobile wallet users...
South Africa’s Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan has told struggling South African Airways (SAA) that it needs a ‘radical restructuring’ to ensure financial and operational sustainability going forward. The minister said his department was locked in discussions with the state-run airline’s board and executive committee...