Morocco is the world’s leading exporter of phosphate rock and the Sahara Wind Power project could provide the North African country with an even more
Category: Africa
Namibia’s Marine Phosphate Mining Not Sustainable
The environmental lobby group Swakopmund Matters said that the Namibian marine environment was not able to meet needs of a viable fishing industry and mostly
Africa’s Next Challenge: Electricity Access
Nigerian banker and philanthropist, Tony Elumelu, spoke at the Skoll World Forum, which was held in Oxford in the UK last month, about Africa’s next
Namibia’s Moratorium on Off-Shore Phosphates Project
A moratorium has been issued against an offshore phosphates project, controlled by Lev Leviev Namibia Phosphates Ltd., which was due to begin production in 2018.
DRC Has One of Largest Gold Mines in Africa
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has just opened one of the largest gold mines in the African continent. South African companies Randgold Resources and
Ethiopia Wants to Produce Its Own Fertilizers
Ethiopia, which spends more than $103 million on fertilizer imports every year, has decided to produce its own fertilizer to cut imports and meet its
Mali’s ‘Africa-Only’ Phosphate Mine Built by Morocco
Morocco is to fund the construction of a production unit in Mali for phosphate that will be used to supply exclusively the African market. While
Senegal Looks for Investors to Boost Mining Sector
Senegal is busy working to attract more foreign investors to unleash the full steam of its untapped mining resources. This African country, which is one
Ghana Hosts West Africa International Mining & Power Exhibition
Major worldwide power producers and mining suppliers are expected to take part in the 11th West African International Mining & Power Exhibition scheduled this year
Morocco’s OCP Set to Increase Its Market Share
Morocco’s state-run company OCP, the world’s biggest phosphate exporter, is planning to increase its market share of fertilizers to 40 pc by 2020, according to