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Energy Capital & Power
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African Ministers Outline Industry Priorities Ahead of African Mining Week 2026

African Mining Week will feature high-level panel discussions and project showcases, linking global investors with Africa’s mining sector priorities and lucrative investment and partnership opportunities

With the demand for critical minerals projected to quadruple by 2040 and traditional commodities such as gold reaching record highs in 2026, Africa is increasingly positioned at the center of global supply chain strategies and investment flows. The continent hosts the world’s largest reserves of platinum group metals, chrome and…

Energy Capital & Power
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Africa’s $29.5T Mineral Wealth Poised to Boost Mining Sector Jobs

Africa’s untapped $8.6 trillion mineral worth has the potential to help African nations realize their employment creation agenda

Africa’s mining sector maintains its role as a key contributor of employment creation, fuelled by rising global demand for critical minerals. According to the Compendium of Africa’s Strategic Minerals 2026, released last week by the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent holds an estimated $29.5 trillion in mineral wealth -…

World Food Programme (WFP)
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Japan funding enables World Food Programme (WFP) to provide food and nutrition assistance to displaced families in Rwanda

The contribution will enable WFP to provide food and nutrition assistance to more than 21,000 refugees, asylum seekers, and returnees

The World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of over USD 666,000 (approximately RWF 970 million) from the Government of Japan to provide lifesaving food assistance to refugees, asylum seekers and returnees in Rwanda. The contribution was announced today at a ceremony in Kigali attended by Mr. Kazuya Nakajo,…

The Presidency, Republic of Ghana
Source: The Presidency, Republic of Ghana |

Ghana: Mahama champions Pan-African Payment Systems & resource sovereignty

The President warmly acknowledged a UK representative’s contribution to the discussion, emphasising her observation that African prosperity serves global interests

President John Dramani Mahama used the closing remarks of his Accra Reset side event in Addis Ababa to synthesise wide-ranging proposals for African economic sovereignty, from conflict-free mineral certification to pan-African payment systems, and called for the urgent implementation of frameworks that have languished in discussion for too long. The…

Hass Group

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Puma Energy and Hass Petroleum Group announce lubricant distribution partnership

Partnership expands Puma Energy lubricants into the Democratic Republic of Congo

Puma Energy, a leading downstream energy company, and Hass Group (https://HassPetroleum.com), a leading oil marketing company in Africa, today announced a lubricant distribution partnership covering the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The agreement was signed at the Investing in African Mining Indaba conference in Cape Town. The agreement marks the introduction…

Visa Inc.

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Visa Insights Reveal Christmas Spending in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Grows 45%

Travel to popular destinations such as France, China, Morocco, and the USA increased by ~85% among Visa premium cardholders

Holiday shopping on luxury apparel and jewelry rose over 55%. Inbound travel spend increased by ~75%.  Download Infographics 1: https://apo-opa.co/4rLOSY0 Download Infographics 2: https://apo-opa.co/4qw1KQV Visa (www.Visa.com), a global leader in digital payments, today released its latest consumer spending insights for the 2025 Christmas holiday period in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),…

VUKA Group
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Mobilising momentum for Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) industrialisation: New Critical Minerals & Industrialisation Forum

Heading the call to turn dialogue into action

The organisers of the DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum have announced the launch of a new, co-located event to this flagship annual gathering in Kolwezi, namely, the DRC Critical Minerals & Industrialisation Forum. “The successful 2025 edition of DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum reaffirmed that industrialisation is the key to transforming the…

African Union (AU)
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Chairperson of the African Union Commission condemns the drone attack carried out by Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC)/M23 in Kisangani

The Chairperson underscores that this attack, directed against an airport infrastructure located in a major urban centre and gravely endangering civilian populations, constitutes a serious violation of international humanitarian law

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, expresses his deepest concern and strongly condemns the drone attack carried out against Kisangani Airport, in eastern the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and claimed by the armed movement AFC/M23. The Chairperson underscores that this attack, directed against an…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan |

Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII by Mr. KETU CIRIMWAMI, Chief of Staff to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Democratic Republic of the Congo

State Minister also welcomed the progress in bilateral cooperation following the two visits to Japan by H.E. Mrs. Judith SUMINWA Tuluka, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, last year

On January 20, commencing at 4:30 p.m., for approximately 40 minutes, Mr. HORII Iwao, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, received a courtesy call from Mr. Patient KETU CIRIMWAMI, Chief of Staff to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Democratic Republic of the Congo. The overview of the courtesy…

All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA)

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    • Rema, from Nigeria, receiving the African Artiste of the Year award at the 9th edition of AFRIMA Awards held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos on Sunday, January 11, 2026
    • Weeha from Ethiopia performing at the 9th edition of AFRIMA Awards held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos on Sunday, January 11, 2026
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9th All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA): Africa under One Roof as Delegates, Artistes from 48 Countries Participate

...Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Guinea, S'Africa, DR Congo shine

The 9th edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) (https://AFRIMA.org) once again proved why it is regarded as Africa’s biggest music awards platform, as artistes, delegates and industry stakeholders from at least  48 African countries came together in Lagos, Nigeria, to celebrate the continent’s rich and diverse musical excellence.…