Zimbabwe, Africa’s largest lithium producer, is set to enter the global lithium sulphate market with the first production from the newly completed US$400 million plant at Prospect Lithium Mine in Goro

Prospect Resources Limited, the Australia (ASX)-listed battery minerals explorer, has signed an agreement to sell its Step Aside Lithium Project in Zimbabwe for up to US$2.2 million, marking its lates

The US government has backed a new Africa-focused mining vehicle aimed at securing strategic copper and cobalt assets as part of a broader effort to reduce reliance on Chinese-controlled supply chains

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s attempt to control cobalt exports has entered its first major test after a government customs system failure threatened up to 20,000 tonnes of shipments worth circa

Zimbabwe's lithium sector brought in USD 746 million in H1 2026, USD 672.8 million from spodumene concentrates and USD 73.2 million from lithium sulphate. That revenue mix is the clearest measure yet

Lusaka Prospect Resources has taken a significant step toward strengthening the long term development case for its Mumbezhi Copper Project in Zambia after expanding the project’s mineral inventory and

A consortium including Glencore has submitted a rival recapitalisation proposal for Sherritt International, opening a contest for control of a financially distressed Canadian nickel and cobalt company

Zimbabwe has exported US$50 million of lithium sulphate in June 2026, lifting first half exports to about US$62.7 million after the first US$12.6 million shipment appeared in April. This export was ef

Zimbabwe’s lithium industry generated US$746 million during the first half of 2026, establishing the mineral as one of the country’s fastest growing sources of mining revenue. Spodumene concentrates g

Zimbabwe's emerging lithium-processing industry has generated almost US$100 million through the customs export line used for lithium sulphate since commercial shipments began in April, giving the coun

Lithium products overtook platinum group metals as Zimbabwe’s largest mineral export category excluding gold and silver, generating approximately US$2.16 billion in the nine months to September 2026.

Zimbabwe is pushing the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) to establish regional electric vehicle manufacturing and battery supply chains, arguing that African economies must move

Zimbabwe's mineral sales more than doubled to US$5.013 billion during the first ten months of 2026, driven by a sharp increase in lithium earnings and strong platinum group metal sales, but the expans

Zimbabwe has emerged as Southern Africa's leading lithium producer, accounting for an estimated 9.7% of global mine output in 2025, but its proposed transition from concentrate exports to chemical pro

Southern Africa's position in the global energy-transition minerals market is expanding, but the region's ability to translate mineral production into industrial development remains constrained by fra

South African fertiliser and chemicals group Omnia Holdings expects earnings per share to increase by as much as 35% for the six months ended September 2026, extending a recovery in its African agricu

Southern Africa's plan to build a battery-materials industry now depends on financing chemical plants that cost hundreds of millions of dollars each and need reliable power, specialised technology and