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TotalEnergies Resumes Construction on $20bn Mozambique LNG Project
French energy giant TotalEnergies has restarted construction of its $20 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambique, nearly five years after violence in the country’s northeast forced the company to suspend operations. Company executives and Mozambican officials announced the relaunch on Thursday at a ceremony near the Afungi construction site in Cabo Delgado province.
Impact Investing and ESG Opportunities for African Scalers
Impact investing has moved from a niche strategy used by development focused investors to a recognised asset class within global private equity, venture capital, and development finance, and Africa has become one of its most active markets. Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) funds are increasingly directing capital toward businesses that deliver measurable social and environmental
The Hard Economics Behind Africa's Mining Value Addition Push
For decades, African governments, mining indabas, and African critical minerals beneficiation advocates have spoken about moving beyond the export of raw minerals toward local processing, refining, and manufacturing. Smelters and refineries sit at the centre of this ambition. In theory, they promise higher export earnings, skilled jobs, technology transfer, and stronger industrial bases. In practice,
Chery in Talks to Produce Vehicles at Jaguar Land Rover’s UK Plant
Chery has recently outlined plans to expand its manufacturing footprint outside China, including a proposed acquisition of Nissan South Africa’s Rosslyn production plant. While that transaction remains in progress, the automaker is also evaluating additional production options beyond the African market. UK Production Discussions with Jaguar Land Rover A report by the Financial Times says
Chevron Confirms New Shallow Water Oil and Gas Discovery in the Niger Delta
Chevron has reported a new hydrocarbon discovery in Nigeria through its partnership with Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, following the successful drilling of the Awodi-07 well in the shallow offshore Niger Delta. Local reports indicate the well intersected multiple hydrocarbon-bearing intervals containing both crude oil and natural gas. While the results suggest commercially viable reservoirs,
THE MINING WRAP
Rio Tinto and Chalco have agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Brazilian aluminium mining and processing company Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (CBA), thereby expanding their exposure to downstream Aluminium production in a key industrial market. In doing so, the transaction strengthens access to value-added processing capacity and, at the same time, points to ongoing
Founder Fridays: Bookkeepers South Africa
For many small business owners, bookkeepers, bookkeeping, and tax compliance often only come into focus when something goes wrong. Deadlines creep up, cash flow feels tight, and SARS becomes a source of stress instead of structure. Lindsay has built her work around changing that reality. As the Founder of Bookkeepers South Africa, Lindsay is helping
Omoda and Jaecoo South Africa Posts 147% Sales Growth in 2025
Omoda and Jaecoo South Africa reported its strongest local sales performance to date in 2025, delivering a combined 12,597 vehicles during the year and recording a 147% increase compared with 2024. The result shows the continued build-up of the Chery-backed brand in the South African market, supported by growing awareness and steady demand across both
Tanzania Weighs Gold Reserve Sale to Fund Infrastructure As Aid Declines
Tanzania is weighing the sale of part of its gold reserves to finance infrastructure projects, Planning and Investment Minister Kitila Mkumbo said on Monday during a visit to London. The proposal follows instructions from President Samia Suluhu Hassan to the central bank. The government is seeking alternatives as external funding declines. “Traditional development aid to
Libya Considers Second Oil Licensing Round as Investor Interest Grows
Libya is considering a second oil licensing round after strong interest from international energy companies in its current tender, according to local media reports. Oil and Gas Minister Khalifa Abdulsadek outlined the plan during the Libya Energy and Economic Summit 2026, held in Tripoli from January 24 to January 26. Second licensing round under consideration
Has Training Kept Pace With AI-Driven Mining Jobs for Women in Africa?
Women in Africa’s mining sector are training for roles that barely existed on most mine sites a decade ago. Operations now rely on sensor networks, remote monitoring rooms, and software that tracks everything from drill performance to ore quality. As a result, the skills required on site have changed significantly. New technical roles are emerging
Zahid Group completes Barloworld buyout
Saudi Arabia’s Zahid Group has completed its acquisition of South African industrial heavyweight Barloworld, closing a R23 billion ($1.3 billion) deal that takes the 123-year-old company private. A consortium anchored by Zahid through its subsidiary Gulf Falcon Holding finalised the transaction in January 2026 after securing the remaining outstanding shares through a compulsory squeeze-out. Barloworld
Nissan Sells SA’s Rosslyn Plant to Chinese Automaker Chery
Nissan’s long-running manufacturing chapter in South Africa is coming to an end after the company agreed to sell its Rosslyn assembly plant outside Pretoria to China’s Chery Automobile. Once the transaction is completed, vehicle production at Rosslyn will stop and Nissan will shift to an import-only model in the country, closing a near 60-year period
THE MINING WRAP
Barrick Gold has selected Metso’s Concorde Cell flotation technology for its Lumwana Mining project in Zambia, strengthening the processing strategy for complex ores and improving recovery of fine particles. The selection supports higher metallurgical performance and more stable output as Lumwana advances its longer-term production roadmap. Midnight Sun Starts Diamond Drilling at Dumbwa Midnight Sun
Can African Startups Turn the Youth Jobs Crisis into a Competitive Advantage?
Africa’s youth unemployment problem is often described as a ticking time bomb. And fair enough millions of young people are entering the job market every year, while the formal economy isn’t expanding fast enough to absorb them. But the real crisis isn’t that young people don’t want to work. It’s that many African economies are
Modern Beneficiation Technologies for African Mining
Modern beneficiation is quickly moving from being a policy ambition to an industrial necessity in African mining. Global markets now demand cleaner supply chains, higher-grade outputs, and traceable production, which is putting mineral-rich countries under pressure to do more than extract and export. The opportunity is clear: process more locally, retain more value, and strengthen
Is Revenue-Linked Finance Africa’s Alternative for SME Finance?
Revenue-linked finance is starting to change how small businesses fund growth. For some time, African founders have had to choose between two imperfect options: fixed-repayment loans that demand instalments whether business is booming or struggling, and equity funding that can dilute ownership before the business matures. Revenue-linked finance offers a third path by tying repayments
Kenya Offers 65% Stake in Pipeline Operator KPC in Record IPO
Kenya has opened what could become East Africa’s biggest initial public offering in local-currency terms, offering a 65% stake in the state-owned Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC). The government aims to raise 106.3 billion Kenyan shillings ($825 million), in a deal that will test Nairobi’s ability to tap domestic capital markets to fund national priorities. Divestment
Spacecoin Launches Satellite Connectivity Pilots in Kenya and Nigeria
US-based satellite connectivity startup Spacecoin has signed new agreements with local authorities and operators to roll out pilot projects in Africa, starting with Kenya and Nigeria. The trials aim to extend coverage into areas where traditional mobile and fibre networks remain patchy, too costly to deploy, or unavailable. Kenya and Nigeria pilots target underserved areas
Scaling Female-Led Businesses and Women’s Entrepreneurship in 2026
Women run some of the most inventive, street-smart, and quietly powerful businesses on the continent built in markets, salons, clinics, farms, kitchens, boardrooms, border towns, and online storefronts that never sleep. These aren’t “inspiring stories” designed for panels and hashtags; they’re real enterprises moving money, moving product, and moving people’s lives forward. In 2026, the