BHP is in early discussions with Robert Friedland’s Ivanhoe Mines over the potential acquisition of a vast copper exploration territory in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to unnamed sources close to the proceedings. The move for Western Foreland...

African gold producing giant Endeavour Mining has set an ‘ambitious’ target to discover 15-20 million indicated ounces of gold from its projects across West Africa over the next five years. The company, which recently listed in London to complement its primary...

South Africa’s main industry body for the mining sector has made a statement supporting the country’s transition away from coal-fired power via a gradual and responsible process. In a presentation to South Africa’s Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission late last week,...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is unlikely to impose economic sanctions on Guinea after a military junta ousted former president Alpha Conde last week, according to a Verisk Maplecroft analyst. Any economic sanctions would likely only target key officials...

South African state-owned utility Eskom has announced a pilot programme which will allow companies connected to its grid to use electricity produced exclusively from renewable sources. The two-year programme comes after Eskom unveiled plans to invest US$7.2 billion in renewable energy...