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Congo’s cobalt ban leaves Glencore with unsold stockpiles/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2508/782786-240x135.jpg?5" width="240" height="135" alt="Image credit: Reuters" align="left"><br><span >Image credit: Reuters&lt;/span><p>Glencore said that a significant portion of its cobalt production was likely to remain unsold by the end of 2025 due to the Democratic Republic of Congo's suspension of cobalt exports.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/congo-cobalt-ban-leaves-glencore-with-unsold-stockpiles-957964a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=260154">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Dubai-based EGA loses key bauxite rights in Guinea/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2508/782587-240x135.jpg?5" width="240" height="135" alt="Image credit: EGA" align="left"><br><span >Image credit: EGA&lt;/span><p>Guinea has revoked the bauxite concession awarded to a subsidiary of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and transferred it to a newly created state-backed firm, citing violations of its mining code.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/dubai-based-ega-loses-key-bauxite-rights-in-guinea-624601a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=260101">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Petrofund’s new scholarship to boost Namibian youth in the oil and gas sector/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2508/782472-240x135.jpg?2" width="240" height="135" alt="Image source:" align="left"><br><span >Image source: [[https://www.freepik.com/ Freepik]]&lt;/span><p>Namibia&#x2019;s Petroleum Training and Education Fund (Petrofund)'s flagship scholarship programme was launched at the 2nd Youth in Oil and Gas Summit last week.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/petrofund-new-scholarship-to-boost-namibian-youth-in-the-oil-and-gas-sector-735062a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=260072">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Ex-Shell exec to lead Dangote’s refinery amid expansion drive/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2508/782250-240x135.jpg?5" width="240" height="135" alt="Image credit: Dangote" align="left"><br><span >Image credit: Dangote&lt;/span><p>Nigeria&#x2019;s Dangote Group has appointed David Bird, a former Shell executive and ex-CEO of 0Q8 refinery in Oman, as chief executive of its refinery and petrochemical division, as it accelerates its pan-African growth strategy.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ex-shell-exec-to-lead-dangote-refinery-amid-expansion-drive-391638a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=260013">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Submissions open for 10th African Power &amp; Energy Elites/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2507/781742-240x135.png?5" width="240" height="135" alt="Image supplied." align="left"><br><span >Image supplied.&lt;/span><p>Are you or do you know Africa&#x2019;s most impactful energy and water sector leaders, pioneers, and innovators? Well then, you can submit a nomination for the 10th African Power and Energy Elites: People and Projects.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/submissions-open-for-10th-african-power-energy-elites-145306a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=259878">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Hundreds of Lesotho diamond mining jobs to be axed following US tariff threats/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2507/781756-240x135.jpg?5" width="240" height="135" alt="Lesotho’s largest diamond mine, Letšeng Diamonds blame a weakening US dollar and uncertainty over US trade tariffs for its latest bid to cut hundreds of jobs as a cost-saving measure. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi" align="left"><br><span >Lesotho’s largest diamond mine, Letšeng Diamonds blame a weakening US dollar and uncertainty over US trade tariffs for its latest bid to cut hundreds of jobs as a cost-saving measure. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi&lt;/span><p><b><br><br><br>- Between 250 and 300 permanent and contracted workers at Lesotho&#x2019;s largest diamond mine, Let&#x0161;eng Diamonds, are expected to lose their jobs.</p><p><br>- The company&#x2019;s results suggest that the threat of US tariffs has already affected sales.</p><p><br>- The mine, situated high in the Maluti Mountains, will continue processing at existing levels.</p><p><br>- But waste mining in both the main and satellite pits will be drastically reduced for the next 12 months.</b></p><br><br><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/hundreds-of-lesotho-diamond-mining-jobs-to-be-axed-following-us-tariff-threats-478609a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=259865">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Sibanye-Stillwater names Richard Cox as chief regional officer of Southern Africa/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2507/781204-240x135.jpg?5" width="240" height="135" alt="Sibanye-Stillwater names Richard Cox as chief regional officer of Southern Africa" align="left"><p>Sibanye-Stillwater has appointed Richard Cox as its chief regional officer of the Southern African region. Cox had been serving as acting CRO: SA region since May 2025, and before that was executive vice-president: processing for the SA region.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sibanye-stillwater-names-richard-cox-as-chief-regional-officer-of-southern-africa-145226a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=259728">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Angola boosts oil output by 60,000 bpd/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2507/781047-240x135.jpg?5" width="240" height="135" alt="Image credit: Zbynek Burival on Unsplash" align="left"><br><span >Image credit: Zbynek Burival on Unsplash&lt;/span><p>Angola's attempts to stabilise its waning crude oil production received a boost when two offshore projects started up, adding a total of 60,000 barrels per day to national output, the country's national oil and gas agency, ANPG, said.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/angola-boosts-oil-output-by-60000-bpd-034455a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=259687">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Africa&amp;#x2019;s minerals are being bartered for security: why it&amp;#x2019;s a bad&amp;#160;idea/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2507/780761-240x135.jpg?7" width="240" height="135" alt="Image credit: Georgii Eletskikh on Unsplash" align="left"><br><span >Image credit: Georgii Eletskikh on Unsplash&lt;/span><p><p>A <a href="https://www.state.gov/peace-agreement-between-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-the-republic-of-rwanda/">US-brokered peace deal</a> between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda binds the two African nations to a worrying arrangement: one where a country signs away its mineral resources to a superpower in return for opaque assurances of security.</p></p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/africas-minerals-are-being-bartered-for-security-why-its-a-badidea-812223a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=259609">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
Lifezone acquires BHP’s share in $2.5bn Tanzania nickel venture/in /by
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2507/780516-240x135.jpg?5" width="240" height="135" alt="Image credit: Reuters" align="left"><br><span >Image credit: Reuters&lt;/span><p>BHP Group has opted to sell its interest in the $2.5bn Kabanga nickel project in Tanzania to its partner Lifezone Metals for as much as $83m, Lifezone said.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/lifezone-acquires-bhp-share-in-25bn-tanzania-nickel-venture-701242a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=259552">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>