A US-backed iron ore developer backed by billionaire Robert Friedland has cleared a major regulatory hurdle in West Africa, positioning one of the region’s largest untapped iron ore projects closer to production even as it faces leadership changes and geopolitical scrutiny. Ivanhoe Atlantic’s Kon Kweni iron ore project in West Africa received formal approval of…
Niger has officially joined Burkina Faso as the second member of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) to roll out a biometric identity card system, marking a significant step in the bloc’s push for digital sovereignty and administrative reform. Niger has become the second AES country, after Burkina Faso, to launch a biometric identity card…
Even as Washington works to ease tensions between Congo and Rwanda and stabilise the region for investment, Africa’s largest cobalt producer has signed a fresh mining cooperation deal with China, reinforcing Beijing’s stronghold in the country’s critical minerals sector. The Democratic Republic of Congo has signed a new mining cooperation deal with China, reinforcing its…
