US EXIM Bank Releases Term Sheet to Provide $450M for RZ Resources Titanium Project
On the margins of #IPEM2026, US EXIM Bank and Export Finance Australia formalized a financing agreement with Australia’s RZ Resources
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CriticalMinerals
Nth Cycle to Supply Recycled Critical Minerals to Trafigura in Offake Worth $1.1B
On the sidelines of the Indo-Pacific Energy Security Ministerial (#IPEM2026) on 14 March 2026, Trafigura and Nth Cycle signed a
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Tungsten Eclipses Gold in Seven-Fold Price Rally As Gulf Conflict Perdures
Tungsten is one of the #CriticalMinerals used in weaponry, and China is the world’s largest producer. Under strict export control
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EC Proposes Industrial Accelerator Act to Reindustrialize Europe While Accelerating the Energy Transition
Faced with the energy crisis caused by the conflict in the Middle East, the European Commission has published the draft
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EU Provisionally Enacts FTA with Mercosur, Much to the Chagrin of France
On 27 February 2026, European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen decided to provisionally put into effect the EU-Mercosur
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Zimbabwe Bans Export of Raw Minerals and Lithium Concentrates to Gain Greater Local Benefits
Zimbabwe has banned the export of raw minerals and lithium concentrates as of the 25th of February, 2026. The ban
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India and Brazil Sign Partnership Agreement on Critical Minerals
On 21 February 2026, Brazilian President Lula da Silva and Indian PM Narendra Modi witnessed the signing a Memorandum of
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EU Lifts Long-Standing Sanctions on Zimbabwe
On 17 February 2026, the European Union (EU) announced that it had decided to lift the sanctions on Zimbabwe following
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Republic of Congo Issues Eurobonds for $700M
On 11 February 2026, the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) announced that it had successfully carried out an #Eurobond issue,
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African Mining Indaba 2026 Marks Shift from Single-Point Extraction to Multi-Point Value Creation Along Corridors
The annual Africa Mining Indaba 2026 (#AMI2026) took place at the Cape Town International Convention Center from 8 to 11
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