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By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber   The report says investment in African upstream activities will wrap up 2022 at about $33 billion, then grow as much as $15 billion more over the period 2023-2025 compared to year-end 2021 estimates When TotalEnergies and Shell separately announced “significant” discoveries …

THE Confederation of Namibian Fishing Associations (CNFA) reiterated its opposition to marine phosphate mining in Namibian waters, asserting that Namibia’s valuable fishing industry cannot be used as a ‘case study’ to see if such mining is harmful or not. CNFA chairman Matti Amukwa told fisheries minister Derek Klazen, at an …

Specialised Exhibitions, a division of the Montgomery Group, has announced that Electra Mining Botswana will not be going ahead in 2023. A strategic review of the local Botswana mining and industrial show and the broader vision that Specialised Exhibitions has for the expansion of Electra Mining Africa has led the …

“We have identified Namibia as a key growth market within sub-Saharan Africa in the medium term, primarily due to an overall improvement in the outlook for the mining sector thanks to stronger commodity prices, rapid advancements in technology-driven innovation, and a more supportive local regulatory environment,” explains Robert Makunike, Country …

New Cat® 789 Mining Truck builds on a legacy of proven performance to offer efficiency gains, the next generation of cab comfort and cutting-edge connectivity. According to the manufacturer, the truck offers a weight advantage over the competition to haul more material every load and deliver a cost-per-ton advantage. And …

Trigon Metals has announced results from drilling of new mineralization targets at Kombat Mine. According to the company, the results are from the East 400 area, 150 metres east of the of the Kavango Pit, extending the Kombat trend mineralization and ties together some isolated drilling that had occurred in …

A thirty-year partnership between Terex Washing Systems and multi-franchise distributor, ELB Equipment, has led to customers in southern Africa delivering some of the highest quality washed sand and aggregates for use of many of the country’s flagship infrastructure projects wherever speciality and higher strength concretes were preferred. The advanced nature …

The African Energy Chamber (AEC), in collaboration with the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) Youth Forum, will host a Youth Energy Roundtable discussion during this year’s edition of African Energy Week (AEW) – taking place from October 18-21, 2022 in Cape Town. During the forum, discussions will largely centre …

The Namibian Investment Promotion Development Board will be showcasing investment opportunities across the country’s oil, gas and green hydrogen industries as a diamond sponsor during the African Energy Week 2022 conference. The African Energy Week (AEW) 2022 conference and exhibition – Africa’s premier event for the oil and gas sector …

FLSmidth, a world leader in the provision of machinery and solutions to the minerals processing sector, is using Electra Mining Africa exhibition  to highlight the strides it has made toward realizing its ambitious “MissionZero” strategy, which aims to enable mines and processing facilities to achieve zero emissions, zero water waste, …