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Jan 22, 2024
U.S. Government's DFC to Invest $50 Million in South Africa Rare Earths
The United States government, through the Development Finance Corporation ("DFC"), is backing a South African rare earth mine with a $50 mil

Jan 18, 2024
$530 Million of New Rail To Connect TAZARA to Lake Tanganyika
Zambia's call for proposals to link Lake Tanganyika to TAZARA by more rail is likely an effort to make the TAZARA railway upgrades the Chine

Jan 15, 2024
Nestlé Invests Further $100 Million in Vietnam to Expand Coffee Production
Nestlé has a strong presence in Vietnam to make products to sell to the Vietnamese consumer, but particularly with coffee, export is also th

Jan 15, 2024
Africa Miners Take Note of $182 Million Saudi Earmark for Exploration
The capital allocated is to discover and mine mineral resources in Saudi Arabia, but African miners should take note. Saudi is flush with ca

Jan 13, 2024
Total Hires Former Benin PM to Secure Land for Oil Pipeline in East Africa
The pipeline will permit Uganda to develop its oilfields which are mainly operated by the French company TotalEnergies. Projected project co

Jan 13, 2024
Panama Canal’s Problems Are Design Defects Not Neverending Droughts
The restrictions imposed have been blamed on droughts and are the strictest since 1989 when the nation was closed during invasions to depose

Jan 13, 2024
Mexico Has Doubled Gasoline Production Under AMLO
Pemex produced 300,000 barrels of gasoline a month in 2018. In 2023 it closed with an average of 655,000 per month. This puts Mexi

Jan 10, 2024
Lobito Corridor and Sonangol Could Create New Opportunities For Efficient Cobalt Mining
Access to charging stations is not the only factor limiting the widespread adoption of electric vehicles in the United States. Experts...

Jan 10, 2024
Pensana’s Longonjo Rare Earths Project in Angola gets mining title approval
The Longonjo Rare Earths Project, which spans 21 km2, is located near the town of Longonjo in central Angola and near Lobito Corridor's...

Jan 10, 2024
Update On $15 Million Road Construction Activities At Longonjo
Pensana is pleased to provide the following update on activities at the Longonjo minesite ahead of the main construction. As previously...

Jan 10, 2024
The Lobito Corridor: Washington’s Answer to Belt and Road in Africa
Launched a decade ago, China’s Road and Belt Initiative is a colossal infrastructure and economic development project spanning across...

Jan 8, 2024
Ivanhoe Exports Copper Concentrate Using the Lobito Corridor
Approximately, 1,100 mt of copper concentrate were loaded onto two trains at the Impala Terminals warehouse. Both trains left for the Atlant


Dec 26, 2023
The First Tripartite Meeting of the Lobito Corridor Committee of Minsters Has Ended in the Port City of Lobito, Angola
Source: Southern African Development Community Press Release from December 21, 2023 (link) Summary: The SADC Secretariat with the support...


Dec 26, 2023
Seven signatories for Lobito corridor extension MoU
THE African Development Bank (AfDB) and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) have joined the United States, the European Union (EU), Angola, the

Dec 23, 2023
African Development Bank joins global partners to raise financing for $1.6 bn multinational Lobito Transportation Corridor programme
The African Development Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), joining global partners to mobilise resources for the Lobito Co

Dec 23, 2023
Suez Canal and Emerging Markets
The conflict in the Red Sea has disrupted the Suez Canal but does it actually matter, who is impacted, and what about the oil?


Dec 9, 2023
The DRC is Africa's Saudi Arabia 🔋
Cobalt is essential for EV batteries and the DRC contains 50% of the world's reserves and is responsible for 70% of global production.


Oct 27, 2023
Thailand's Land Bridge Parallels Mexico's Interoceanic Corridor
Both countries have an opportunity to alleviate shipping chokepoints while boosting their own economies and geopolitical standing.


Oct 21, 2023
Replacing Brazil as the King of South America 🤴
Argentina is poised and ideally suited to rapidly overtake Brazil as the most important economy and geopolitical influencer in South America


Oct 14, 2023
Argentina Was Born to be an Exporting Superpower
Argentina was born to be an exporting superpower. It has superb geographic attributes and advantages, fertile and arable land, strong econom
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