Simandou Shipments Near 70,000 Tonnes a Day as Rainy Season...
Simandou’s iron ore shipments are approaching 70,000 tonnes per day, a credible operational signal, ...
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The EU Russian Gas Ban and Africa’s Window: Why 2026 Is the Year African Gas Producers Must Convert Geopolitical Demand Into Industrial Terms
Extraction / Energy & Industry On January 26, 2026, the Council of the European Union gave final approval to a regulation permanently banning Russian gas imports. Short-term LNG contracts concluded before June 2025 expire on April 25, 2026. Long-term LNG contracts are prohibited from January 2027. Pipeline gas imports end by September or November 2027, […]
Burkina Faso’s Kiaka Gold Project at Full Run Rate: A 7% Production Surge Before the Long Countdown to Closure
West African Resources is projecting record gold production in 2026: 430,000 to 490,000 ounces from its combined Burkina Faso operations, driven by the first full year of output from the Kiaka Gold Mine. Kiaka is expected to contribute 240,000 to 280,000 ounces. Sanbrado, WAF’s flagship operation 90 kilometres southeast of Ouagadougou, will add 190,000 to […]
West Africa Gold: 8% Production Rebound in 2026 After Two Years of Decline
After a contraction in 2024 and a further decline in 2025, West African gold production is expected to rebound by 8.0% in 2026. According to GlobalData, collective output across the region’s four main producers (Ghana, Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso) fell by 2.4% in 2025, after an estimated 4.4% decline in 2024. The rebound projected […]
Gold Fields exits Damang: a strategic asset returns to the Ghanaian state
The lease of the Damang mine, operated by Abosso Goldfields Limited (AGL), a subsidiary of Gold Fields, expires in April 2026. The asset automatically reverts to the Ghanaian state in line with mining law, and the government now takes operational control of the mine. Gold Fields has confirmed its formal exit from Damang’s ownership and […]
From bauxite to iron ore: mapping Guinea’s two mining corridors
On November 11, 2025, Guinea formally launched operations at the Simandou iron ore project, the largest integrated mining and infrastructure investment in sub-Saharan Africa. On December 2, 2025, the first shipment of 200,000 tonnes of ore departed the newly constructed Morebaya port on the Atlantic coast, bound for China. By February 2026, shipping frequency had […]
