ExportFocus Africa

Orion CMC, a consortium backed by the US government and international investors, is in the final stages of a deal to acquire stakes in two major copper-cobalt operations owned by

Reliable geological and demographic data are essential to strengthening Africa’s mining sector, improving policy decisions and ensuring that mineral wealth delivers greater economic benefits, according to Mecktilder Mchomvu, Executive Director

Uganda’s export earnings rose by 36% year-on-year in August 2026, driven largely by a sharp increase in gold shipments, according to a report from the country’s finance ministry. The country

The South African rand edged higher in early trading on Tuesday, 13 October, as investors awaited domestic mining production figures and looked ahead to US inflation data for clues about

Zimbabwe’s lithium export earnings surged to $2.16 billion in the nine months to September, nearly quadrupling the country’s total lithium sales for the whole of last year as higher spodumene