Consolidation in West African contract mining & infrastructure as BUA Group acquires PW Nigeria

The annual Investing in African Mining Indaba is the world’s preferred brand and destination in African mining

The 2015 Investing in African Mining Indaba (http://www.miningindaba.com/?utm_source=APO&utm_medium=pressrelease2&utm_campaign=MI15)  taking place on 9 – 12 February 2015 in Cape Town South Africa will feature an array of globally recognised economic visionaries, mining thought leaders and some of Africa’s largest deal-makers for the approximately 7000 delegates set to arrive from...

A committee of experts has been formed to review a mining development agreement (MDA) between Uranex and the government.

  The U.S. Department of State - Bureau of African Affairs&The Mayor’s Office of African Affairs Invite you to discuss “Investing in AfricaWhy and How?” Wednesday, October 15, 11:00am-1:00 pmJohn A. Wilson Building1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWMayor’s Press Briefing Room- G-9Washington DC, 20004  On behalf of Assistant Secretary Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. Department of State - Bureau of African Affairs invites you to speak as a panelist during the second session of the “African and...

Linda Ikeji, who is believed to be one of Nigeria’s highest earning blogger has shared more exquisite photos of her newly acquired Banana Island Mansion, which according to the blogger is worth half a billion naira (N500 million). The blogger also shared an inspirational story about her rise to fame and fortune on her blog. […]

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) reveals it is close to agreeing a new contract for Stephen Keshi to return as national coach.

Harmonise mining laws, African countries urged  The Citizen Daily

South Africa's economy shrank by 0.6% in the first three months of the year, the worst quarterly performance in five years, official data shows.

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Closing Africa’s infrastructure gap is a top priority in order to put the continent on a path for double digit growth and sustainable development. This is according to world-renowned professor of economics, Jeffrey Sachs.

“There is no choice, Africa needs 10 per cent per year of economic growth in the next 15 years,” Professor Sachs said. The only way to achieve this,...