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Africa’s trade goals are realised on local levels primarily with energy, transport projects
By: In On Africa IOA 1st April 2025 The goal of the African Continental Free Trade Area is to make Africa a single market with no trade restrictions between countries. The work to... →
Kenya sends former PM Odinga to defuse South Sudan crisis
By: Reuters 28th March 2025 Kenya is sending former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to South Sudan as a special envoy to help defuse a growing rift between President Salva Kiir... →
Committee worried about ‘insufficient’ strategic fuel reserves
By: Sabrina Jardim 27th March 2025 Following its oversight visit to the Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF) this week, the Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources has raised... →
US urges South Sudan president to release VP Machar, who is reportedly under house arrest
By: Reuters 27th March 2025 The United States on Thursday called on South Sudan President Salva Kiir to release his rival First Vice President Riek Machar who was reportedly... →
South Africa considering export taxes and quotas to revive ferroalloy smelters – Mantashe 
By: Terence Creamer 25th March 2025 Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe reports that discussions are under way within government and with manganese and chrome... →
Beneficiation: Govt, mining companies must get on with it – together, analyst urges
By: Martin Creamer 20th March 2025 Globally rated metals & mining analyst and portfolio manager Shamim Mansoor is urging government and mining companies to get on with it – together... →
SA: Gwede Mantashe: Address by Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, at the 4th Southern African Oil and Gas Conference, Century City, Cape Town (20/03/2025)
20th March 2025 Allow me a short diversion from today’s topic to reflect on recent developments where our National Treasury delivered the 2025 Budget under the... →
South Sudan party partially withdraws from peace process
By: Reuters 18th March 2025 A major party in South Sudan's coalition government said on Tuesday it had suspended its role in a key element of a 2018 peace deal as relations... →
