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Cobalt
Companies Must do more to Protect Congolese Miners As Cobalt Demand Booms
The Democratic Republic of Congo is the major source of some of the minerals used to manufacture components in household appliances, mobile phones, electric vehicles and jewellery. The mineral extraction industry is the backbone of the Congolese economy. Copper and cobalt, which is a by-product of copper, accounts for 85% of the country’s exports. Because of the huge mineral deposits…
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Agricultural Resources
IBM Announces Support of Digital4Agriculture Initiative for African Startups
IBM recently announced that it is assisting the Digital4Agriculture Initiative (D4Ag). The initiative fosters African startups in the agricultural sector and strengthens the long-term living conditions of local small farmers by increasing productivity and quality. Digital4Agriculture Initiative has reportedly successfully launched and is helping over 36 African agricultural companies become better prepared for the digital future with the help IBM…
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Energy Resources
Total Makes Second Gas Condensate Offshore South Africa
Total SE and its partners made a second gas-condensate find off the southern coast of South Africa, a country that imports most of its oil. The “significant” discovery of gas condensate — a light liquid hydrocarbon — comes after Total said last year it had opened up a new “world-class” oil and gas province off South Africa. The drilling program is a rare…
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Energy Resources
Tullow Oil Gets Approved for the Sale of $575 Million Oil Stake In Uganda
Tullow Oil Plc received approval from the Ugandan government for the sale of a $575 million stake in an oil project to Total SE, sending the shares as much as 40% higher. The beleaguered explorer has been waiting since 2017 to close its divestment in the Lake Albert Development Project, an effort repeatedly stymied by tax disagreements. As it sought…
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Energy Resources
Libya’s Crude Oil Production Set for 1 Million Barrels A Day
Libya’s crude oil production will rise above 1 million barrels a day in the next four weeks after the nation reopened the last of its oil ports, according to the state energy firm. The National Oil Corp. said it has lifted force majeure — a clause in contracts allowing deliveries to be suspended — at the eastern ports of Es…
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Energy Resources
Nuclear energy: Africa’s Untapped Nuclear Potential & Energy Resource
Africa’s demand for energy increases every year as its population continues to grow at an enormous rate. As more people are connected to the energy grid every year, the supply of energy must keep pace with the growing demand. To meet the demand, many African nations have invested in nuclear energy to provide clean and nearly limitless energy. Currently, only…
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Diamond
Biggest Diamond In The world: 442-Carat Diamond Found In Lesotho
A MINER in Africa has found one of the biggest diamond in the world 442-carat diamond that could be worth up to $18million (£13.7million). A small diamond miner that has dug some of the biggest diamond in the world from a mountainous African kingdom has found another huge stone. Gem Diamonds Ltd. said Friday it had an unearthed a 442-carat diamond at its…
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Energy Resources
Methane Gas: Rwanda Extracts Methane From Lake Kivu For Electricity
Methane Gas : Lake Kivu lies on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. It’s almost the size of Mauritius and has a maximum depth of 480 metres. Lake Kivu also stores huge amounts of methane gas which Rwanda is extracting to produce electricity. Natacha Tofield Pasche explains how this process works. Methane gas extraction on…
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Energy Resources
Oil Fields And List Of Oil Fields In Africa – Natural Resources Africa
[dropcao]In the entire globe there are more than 65,000 Oil fields, both onshore and offshore, the largest ones being the Ghawar Field in Saudi Arabia and the Burgan Field in Kuwait. Oil fields also represent the entire Petroleum Industry; however, in order to categorize the Oilfield work more accurately, the petroleum industry is categorized broadly into three categories, i.e., Upstream…
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Human Resources
Human Capital Investment’ The Future Of Africa – Natural Resources Africa
With a population bigger than any other continent in the world, Africa has a huge asset and a strong competitive advantage to another region in the world through its Human Capital. What Is Human Captial Human capital—the aggregate sum of a population’s health, skills, knowledge, and experience—accounts for the largest share of countries’ wealth globally. Human capital is a collection of…
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