Nigeria and Germany Launch €20 Million Renewable Energy Partnership

Nigeria and Germany have entered into a €20 million partnership aimed at accelerating Nigeria’s transition to renewable energy and supporting its broader clean energy objectives. The initiative will be implemented through the KfW Development Bank in collaboration with the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund, according to the Nigerian Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning. This partnership features an initial €20 million grant and a formal project agreement focused on promoting environmentally sustainable development across Nigeria. The

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Alrosa Uncovers Diamond Smuggling Ring Involving Employee and Armenian Accomplices

Russian diamond miner Alrosa has uncovered an internal smuggling scheme in which an employee allegedly swapped low-value diamonds for higher-quality stones and sold them to Armenian smugglers. According to a company statement released Monday, Alrosa’s internal security team, in collaboration with Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), caught a diamond sorter in the act of attempting to smuggle a batch of rough diamonds valued at RUB 1.9 million ($24,153). The intercepted batch weighed approximately 250 carats.

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Russia Maintains Lead in Global Rough Diamond Production Value in 2024

Russia held onto its position as the world’s leading producer of rough diamonds by value in 2024, maintaining the top spot it secured for the first time in 2023, ahead of Botswana. Despite facing significant challenges—including ongoing sanctions from the United States and European Union, as well as a broadly weakened diamond market—Russia sustained its rough-diamond output at 2023 levels. The country produced 37.3 million carats in both 2023 and 2024. However, due to market

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Eni Rovuma Basin and AICS Partner to Boost Community Development in Mozambique

Eni Rovuma Basin has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) to strengthen their collaboration in enhancing the well-being of communities across Mozambique. The partnership will explore cooperation in several key areas, including agriculture and rural development, the environment and blue economy, technical and vocational education and training (TVET), food security and nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene, and community health. The agreement reflects a shared commitment by Eni

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Mozambique Remains Optimistic as TotalEnergies Eyes LNG Project Restart

Mozambique’s Energy Minister Estevão Pale said on Friday that the government has not yet received an official request from TotalEnergies to lift the force majeure on its $20 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, but he remains optimistic about the oil major’s plans to resume development this summer. Speaking to reporters in Tokyo after a meeting with Japan’s Industry Minister Muto Yoji, Minister Pale said the force majeure will be lifted once the project operator

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Sonangol Partners with MIT to Advance Angola’s Energy, Mining, and Innovation Sectors

Angola’s national oil company Sonangol has signed two strategic agreements with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), aimed at accelerating the development of Angola’s natural and mineral resources through cutting-edge research, innovation, and technology from the United States. The agreements were formalized during a high-level meeting chaired by Angola’s Minister of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo. The first agreement, with the MIT Industrial Liaison Program (MIT-ILP), grants Sonangol direct access to MIT’s research

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Afentra and Maurel & Prom Expand Offshore Angola Holdings in $23 Million Deal

Upstream oil and gas companies Afentra and Maurel & Prom (M&P) have signed a sale and purchase agreement with Etu Energias to acquire additional minority stakes in Angola’s offshore Blocks 3/05 and 3/05A. Under the agreement, both Afentra and M&P will each acquire a 5% working interest in Block 3/05 and 6.67% in Block 3/05A. The total consideration for the deal is $23 million, allocated as $22 million for Block 3/05 and $1 million for

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Pensana Signs Rare Earth Offtake Deal with Toyota Tsusho to Boost Global Supply Chain

Rare earths developer Pensana has signed a five-year offtake agreement with Toyota Tsusho, a subsidiary of Toyota Group, for up to 20,000 tons per year of mixed rare earth carbonate from the Longonjo mine in Angola. Pricing details are yet to be finalized. Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the two companies aim to develop an independent and resilient rare earth supply chain. Toyota Tsusho intends to process the material at its facility in India,

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Aliko Dangote Eyes Namibia for Next Phase of Pan-African Investment Expansion

Billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote is considering Namibia as a new frontier for his conglomerate’s expanding investment portfolio. Fresh from completing what he described as the world’s largest oil refinery, Dangote hinted at potential future investments in the southern African nation during a high-level meeting with President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in Windhoek this week. The visit signals a continuation of the Dangote Group’s broader strategy to expand its footprint across the African continent. Already active in over

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TotalEnergies Set to Resume $20 Billion Mozambique LNG Project This Summer

TotalEnergies plans to restart development of its $20 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambique this summer, according to Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanné. He made the announcement during a session at the Japan Energy Summit in Tokyo on Wednesday. The project has been under force majeure since 2021 due to insurgent attacks in the region. It involves the development of the Golfinho and Atum natural gas fields in the Offshore Area 1 concession, along

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