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Kodal begins spodumene exports from Mali to China amid lithium market rebound

2 December 2025

Kodal Minerals (AIM: KOD) has completed its first shipment of spodumene concentrate from the Bougouni lithium project in Mali to offtake partner Hainan Mining Co. in China, marking the company’s first revenue-generating export from the site.

Singapore’s Destiny Energy to invest $210mn in green ammonia facilities in Egypt

2 December 2025

Singapore-based Destiny Energy will invest $210mn to establish green ammonia production facilities in Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone).

Morocco launches tender for 1,000km power transmission line

2 December 2025

Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Potable Water (ONEE) launched a prequalification process for contractors to build approximately 1,000km of ultra-high-voltage transmission lines linking Boujdour and Tensift

Kenya grid operator Ketraco faces liquidation pressure after Spanish contractor pursues $77mn award

1 December 2025

Kenya’s state-owned transmission operator Ketraco is facing liquidation proceedings after Spanish contractor C.A. Infraestructuras T & I SLU moved to enforce a 2019 arbitration award.

Niger puts nationalised Somair uranium on global market amid standoff with France’s Orano

1 December 2025

Niger’s junta says uranium from the nationalised Somair mine will be sold on the global market, escalating its dispute with France’s Orano and signalling a shift in control over one of the world’s key uranium sources.

South Africa’s industrial gas users launch GasHub to address looming supply gap

28 November 2025

Twenty-two major industrial gas users from South Africa’s mining, glass, metals, chemicals and food manufacturing sectors have formally launched GasHub, a gas demand aggregator.

AIM-traded Metals One invests $1.8mn in South Africa power cogeneration plant

28 November 2025

Metals One, a critical and precious metals explorer and developer, has invested $1.8mn in South Africa’s Lions Bay Resources (LBR), which has secured an option for $1.36mn over a large cogeneration plant located in an industrial park.

Nigeria: NNPCL-Heirs Energies JV doubles gas production at OML17

28 November 2025

Nigerian indigenous integrated energy company Heirs Energies has made a significant breakthrough with the innovative, rigless recompletion of a key non-associated gas well in OML 17.

South Africa power utility Eskom settles $34mn dispute with contractor Stefanutti

28 November 2025

South Africa’s state-owned power utility, Eskom, has resolved its three-year commercial dispute with building contractor Stefanutti Stocks Basil Read Joint Venture (SSBR) relating to a contract at a power plant.

Candi Solar raises $58.5mn to build 200MWp of C&I solar in India and South Africa

27 November 2025

Candi Solar has secured $58.5mn to expand its commercial and industrial solar portfolio in India and South Africa. The funding will support nearly 200MWp of new distributed-generation projects.

Australian miner Prospect Resources exits Zimbabwe with $2.2mn sale of Step Aside Lithium Project

27 November 2025

Australian minerals explorer and developer Prospect Resources (ASX:PSC) has concluded the sale of its Step Aside Lithium Project (Step Aside) in Zimbabwe for $2.2mn to focus on copper in neighbouring Zambia.

Ghana party urges MPs to scrap ‘unpatriotic’ lithium deal with foreign firm

27 November 2025

The Progressive Alliance of Ghana (PAG) has urged lawmakers to reject a revised lithium mining agreement, branding it “not fit for purpose in 2025 Ghana” because it leaves the state with just a minority stake.

CNPS enters talks to double its stake in Côte d’Ivoire’s Atinkou power plant

26 November 2025

Côte d’Ivoire’s pension fund CNPS has entered negotiations with French utility group Eranove to double its stake in the Atinkou thermal power plant. The discussions form part of efforts to deepen domestic participation in key energy assets.

CONFERENCE CALL: G20 Africa Energy Investment Forum

25 November 2025

G20 Africa Energy Investment Forum participants urged faster gas development, expanded LNG capacity and more bankable projects; the African Energy Chamber insists fossil fuels remain central to energy security and growth.

Empower expands Nigerian footprint with $4mn solar and storage projects

25 November 2025

Africa-focused solar investor Empower New Energy has signed two new power support agreements in Nigeria, committing $4mn to install solar and battery systems for Jendol Superstores and Juddy-Bolema

Leo Lithium receives first TPSF payment from Goulamina (Mali) shipments

25 November 2025

Leo Lithium (ASX:LLL) has received its first TPSF payment of $574,748 tied to two spodumene concentrate shipments from the Goulamina project in Mali.

Angola inaugurates final SGWK substation as national grid expansion accelerates

24 November 2025

Angola has commissioned the Quibala substation, the ninth and final installation under the Sumbe–Gabela–Waco Kungo (SGWK) transmission programme

Chariot moves to formalise small-scale lithium mining across Nigerian portfolio

24 November 2025

ASX-listed Chariot (CC9) has signed a binding agreement with Continental Lithium to formalise small-scale lithium mining across four project clusters in Nigeria, aiming to convert artisanal operations into structured production.

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