Simandou Iron Ore Complex Readies Maiden Shipment to China
According to several reports in mid-October 2025, Rio Tinto is accumulating a stockpile of two million tonnes of iron ore
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US-Africa Critical Minerals Forum 2025 Aims to Rebalance Supply Chains
On 15 October 2025, the US-Africa Business Center under the US Chamber of Commerce held its US-Africa #CriticalMinerals Forum in
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At TABEF 2025, Erdogan Takes Turkiye-Africa Relations To ‘Levels That Could Not Even Be Imagined’
The Turkiye – Africa Business and Economic Forum (TABEF) 2025 convened at the Istanbul Congress Center from 16 to 17
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Kinshasa Launches EOI for Rolling Stock Factory
On 17 October 2025, the Minstry of Transport of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) launched an international Expression of
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Hichilema Commissions United Capital Fertilizer’s $1B Chemical Complex in Zambia
On 16 October 2025, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema officially commisssioned the United Capital Fertilizer’s (UCF) complex with an annual production
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China to Sign Agreement for Duty-Free Access for Goods from Ghana
From 12 to 16 October 2025, Ghanaian President John Mahama was on a state visit to China. On 14 October
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Trade Tensions Escalate as China and USA Break Trade Truce
At the beginning of October, China announced the tightening of export restrictions on Rare Earth Elements (#REE) and related products.
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Chengtun to Acquire Loncor, Including Adumbi Gold Mine in DR Congo
On 14 October 2025, Loncor Gold (TSXV: LN; FSE: LO51; OTCQX: LONCF) announced that it has entered into an agreement
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EU Mobilizes €95M in Blended Financing to Support BioNTech mRNA Vaccine Plant in Rwanda
On 13 October 2025, in the wake of the Global Gateway Forum 2025 (#GGF2025), the European Commission (EC) and the
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Ruto Officially Opens Konza Technopolis, the Silicon Savannah of Kenya
On 13 October 2025, Kenyan President William Ruto officially opened Phase One of the Konza Technopolis, which is also dubbed
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