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Watum Calls for Investment Security and Local Value Addition in DRC Mining 1 Mining in DRC Events & Expos Investment News 

Watum Calls for Investment Security and Local Value Addition in DRC Mining

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DRC Mines Minister Louis Watum Calls for Investment Security and Local Value Addition at Egypt Mining Forum Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Minister of Mines Louis Watum Kabamba has called for stronger investment conditions, regulatory stability and improved infrastructure to make mining a greater driver of economic and industrial development. Speaking at the fifth Egypt Mining Forum in Cairo, Watum participated in a panel on the competitiveness of mining jurisdictions, fiscal stability and investment. He highlighted investment security, regulatory predictability and respect for the rule of law as key factors… Read More Here
DRC Mines Minister Named Among MIPAD’s Global Top 50 2 Mining in DRC Mining Personality 

DRC Mines Minister Named Among MIPAD’s Global Top 50

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DRC Mines Minister Louis Watum Named Among MIPAD’s 2026 Global Top 50 in Solid Minerals Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Minister of Mines Louis Watum Kabamba has been recognised among the 2026 Global Top 50 Most Influential People in Solid Minerals by MIPAD (Most Influential People of African Descent). Watum was recognised alongside figures from the mining, industrial, financial and public-policy sectors, including Aliko Dangote, Patrice Motsepe, Abdul Samad Rabiu, Larry Fink, Mike Henry and Makhtar Diop. The recognition highlighted Watum’s more than three decades of experience in mining and… Read More Here
DRC Lithium Prices Fall Across All Four Tracked Products 3 Mining in DRC Battery Metals Lithium News in Brief 

DRC Lithium Prices Fall Across All Four Tracked Products

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DRC Lithium Prices Fall Sharply as Carbonate Drops to US$19,786.60 per Tonne Prices for lithium products exported from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declined during the September 28 to October 3, 2026 period, reversing the upward trend recorded since lithium products were added to the country’s official price listings. Lithium carbonate recorded the largest decline in value, falling from US$23,160.86 to US$19,786.60 per tonne. Lithium hydroxide dropped from US$22,232.94 to US$18,724.09 per tonne, while lithium sulphate declined from US$7,068.50 to US$6,358 per tonne. Lithium concentrate also fell, from US$2,290… Read More Here
ZCCM-IH Accuses Abu Dhabi Investor of Breaching Mopani Agreements 4 Mining in Zambia Copper Investment News 

ZCCM-IH Accuses Abu Dhabi Investor of Breaching Mopani Agreements

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Zambia’s ZCCM-IH Accuses IRH of Funding and Operational Breaches at Mopani Copper Mines Zambia’s state-owned mining investment company ZCCM Investments Holdings (ZCCM-IH) has accused Abu Dhabi-based International Resources Holding (IRH) of breaching financial and operational agreements linked to its takeover of Mopani Copper Mines. In a September 18 letter to IRH subsidiary Delta Mining, ZCCM-IH alleged that Delta had failed to meet funding commitments and allowed Mopani to take on costly debt without the required approval. Delta holds a 51% stake in Mopani, while ZCCM-IH retains 49%. ZCCM-IH said only… Read More Here
Morocco to Host €480 Million LFP Battery Materials Plant for European EV Supply Chain 5 International Battery Metals Lithium 

Morocco to Host €480 Million LFP Battery Materials Plant for European EV Supply Chain

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Morocco to Produce 100,000 Tonnes of LFP Cathode Material Annually for Europe’s EV Battery Market Morocco is set to host a major lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery materials facility as part of a €3.22 billion (US$3.7 billion) investment programme by Volkswagen Group, its battery subsidiary PowerCo and Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion High-Tech. The planned facility in Kenitra will produce up to 100,000 tonnes of LFP cathode material annually, supplying battery-cell plants planned in Spain and Slovakia. The Kenitra joint venture is expected to receive about €480 million (US$530 million) in investment. Gotion… Read More Here
Namibia’s Andrada Raises Uis Tin Production 13% Ahead of Upgrade 6 International Corporate News Tin 

Namibia’s Andrada Raises Uis Tin Production 13% Ahead of Upgrade

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Andrada Raises Uis Tin Production 13% to 576 Tonnes as Namibia Mine Advances N$98 Million Upgrade Andrada Mining increased contained tin production at its Uis mine in Namibia by 13% year-on-year in the first half of its 2027 financial year, supported by higher feed grades and improved plant performance. Contained tin production reached 576 tonnes in the six months ended August 31, 2026, compared with 511 tonnes in the same period last year. Tin concentrate production rose 11% to 955 tonnes, while shipments increased from 25 to 36. The average… Read More Here
MERCURIA AND EXERGY ENERGY SIGN US$250 MILLION INVESTMENT DEAL TO ACCELERATE AFRICAN POWER PROJECTS 7 Mining in Zambia Electricity Energy Partnership Press Release 

MERCURIA AND EXERGY ENERGY SIGN US$250 MILLION INVESTMENT DEAL TO ACCELERATE AFRICAN POWER PROJECTS

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Investment will fund generation and transmission pipeline across Southern and Eastern Africa.   Exergy, an Africa-focused integrated energy investor, and Mercuria, a global energy and commodities group, have signed a US$250 million financing agreement in Lusaka, marking one of the largest private capital commitments to Zambia’s power sector and Mercuria’s entry into the region’s power market. Subject to regulatory approvals, the financing will support generation and transmission projects being developed by two Exergy subsidiaries, Lunzua Power Company and Lusitu Transmission and Distribution Company, several of which are already underway. Exergy… Read More Here
Africa’s Capital Base Steps Up to Finance the Next Energy Build-Out at AEW 2026 8 Events & Expos International Sponsored Content 

Africa’s Capital Base Steps Up to Finance the Next Energy Build-Out at AEW 2026

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Africa’s energy investment gap is increasingly being addressed through a broader pool of African financial institutions, regional lenders and private investors.  With the continent’s energy finance gap estimated at between $31 billion and $50 billion, the ability to turn available capital into bankable projects is becoming a central issue for governments and developers. African Energy Week (AEW) 2026, taking place October 12–16 in Cape Town, will put that challenge at the heart of its Energy Finance Forum. The growing role of African institutions is reflected in AEW 2026’s partner lineup.… Read More Here
Zambia Economy Expands 7.2% in Q2 as Inflation Eases to 6.1% 9 Mining in Zambia Economy 

Zambia Economy Expands 7.2% in Q2 as Inflation Eases to 6.1%

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Zambia GDP Grows 7.2% in Q2 2026 as September Inflation Falls to 6.1% Zambia’s economy grew by 7.2% in the second quarter of 2026, supported by strong performance in information and communication, agriculture, construction, mining and manufacturing. The latest figures from the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) showed that quarterly growth was 0.7 percentage points lower than the 7.9% recorded during the same period in 2025. Despite the slowdown, the performance remained above the Government’s 2026 real GDP growth target of 6.4%. Information and communication made the largest contribution to growth… Read More Here
DRC Prepares One-Stop Shop for Mining Investments Above $1 Billion 10 Mining in DRC Economy Investment News 

DRC Prepares One-Stop Shop for Mining Investments Above $1 Billion

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DRC Plans One-Stop Shop to Fast-Track Mining Investments Above US$1 Billion The Democratic Republic of Congo is preparing a centralised administrative system to accelerate the processing of major mining investments valued at more than US$1 billion. The proposed one-stop shop would bring together several procedures currently handled by different government agencies, including company registration, mining licences, taxation and regulatory compliance. The initial scope would target joint-venture projects worth more than US$1 billion that operate under special tax regimes. Sicomines, the Chinese-Congolese copper and cobalt joint venture, was cited as an… Read More Here

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