Africa

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Satellite internet provider Starlink, owned by SpaceX, is entering new territory with a new deal signed with a leading African telecommunications company. The news comes ahead of a potential SpaceX IPO in 2026. Starlink Partners With Airtel Africa SpaceX, led by billionaire Elon Musk, could go...

Plug Power, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLUG) shares rose on Wednesday after the company announced a major milestone in renewable hydrogen deployment in Africa. • What should traders watch with PLUG? The update underscored growing global interest in clean energy production. Also Read: Tesla-Rival Waymo...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk was born in South Africa and spent 17 years there before moving to North America. The billionaire's EV company could be headed to Africa for the first time, but it won't be Musk's home country. TSLA is showing upward movement. See what is driving the movement...

The cobalt export suspension from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will expire on October 15. The restriction, imposed in February, extended in June and again on Sunday, had a profound impact on the market price of battery metal, which recovered over 60% since February. Per Bloomberg's report...

Global financier and longtime Trump associate Gentry Beach is reportedly negotiating for control of the Rubaya coltan mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Trump administration-backed initiative, accompanied by support from a consortium including the Swiss trading house Mercuria,...

Mali's Bamako Commercial Court on Monday placed the Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex, one of Barrick Mining's (NYSE:B) largest assets, into state control for six months. After a prolonged standoff over taxation, Mali appointed former health minister Suomana Makadji as provisional administrator. "Justice...

Abu Dhabi's state-backed International Resources Holding (IRH) has acquired a 56% stake in Alphamin Resources (OTCPK: AFMJF) for CA$503 million ($366 million) from private equity firm Denham Capital. The transaction gives IRH control over one of the world's highest-grade tin mines, the Bisie...

A Malian court has again postponed a hearing on whether to place Barrick Mining's (NYSE:B) Loulo-Gounkoto complex under provisional administration. The decision was the third adjournment in the long dispute between the Canadian mining leader and the military-led government of Mali. According to...

Tech Billionaire Bill Gates, Chair of the Gates Foundation, has committed to allocating the majority of the foundation’s $200 billion spend over the next two decades to Africa. The announcement was made during his address at the African Union’s Nelson Mandela Hall. What Happened: In his...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is preparing to finalize a minerals deal with the United States by the end of June. The initiative could combine a U.S.-backed peace agreement with Rwanda with expanded access for American companies to Congo's vast deposits of lithium, cobalt, and coltan—...

Erik Prince, a businessman and longtime supporter of President Donald Trump, has reportedly agreed to help the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) secure and tax its vast mineral wealth. According to Reuters, he reached the agreement before the M23 rebel group launched a major offensive in January...

As the gold price crossed $3,200 per ounce for the first time, Ghana, a major gold producer, has officially centralized control over its gold exports under a newly established government entity. Effective immediately, Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) becomes the sole institution authorized to buy, sell,...

Trump's administration has decided to back one of the key projects initiated by former President Joe Biden: the Lobito Corridor. The transcontinental railway aims to link the resource-rich areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia to Angola's Atlantic port of Lobito. This project...