Africa Top Stories

South African labour union ends ArcelorMittal strike after signing wage deal

NUMSA, which embarked on a strike on May 11 demanding a 10% wage hike, said it had agreed on a 6.5% increase across the board.

Reuters | May 25, 2022 | 4:22 pm

Four of eight missing miners found dead in Burkina Faso

Search teams are still looking for the other four.

Reuters | May 25, 2022 | 7:56 am

Atlantic Lithium to enter talks over investment from Ghana’s mining fund

The MIIF plans to invest up to $60 million this…

Reuters | May 25, 2022 | 7:55 am

Anglo American spinoff tackles toxic coal spill after government order

Documents released by a shareholder activist organization on Tuesday show…

Bloomberg News | May 24, 2022 | 2:27 pm

Glencore charged with bribery in London, pleads guilty in the US

The mining and commodities trader pled guilty to bribery charges…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 24, 2022 | 8:32 am

Zambia ends legal spat with Vedanta over seized copper mines

Vedanta’s Konkola Copper Mines was placed under provisional liquidation in 2019 after the previous Zambian government alleged that the company had lied about expansion plans and paid too little tax.

Bloomberg News | May 9, 2022 | 2:52 pm

No trace of missing workers from Trevali’s flood-hit mine, three weeks later

Eight underground miners went missing on April 16 at its Perkoa zinc mine in Burkina Faso after flooding caused by heavy rainfall disrupted operations.

Naimul Karim | May 9, 2022 | 1:02 pm

Sinosteel signs $690 million deal for Cameroon iron ore mine

The Chinese company signed a 50-year contract with the central African government to exploit the Lobe deposit, which contains an estimated 632.8 million tonnes of iron ore.

Bloomberg News | May 9, 2022 | 12:16 pm