Significant exploration success is set to extend Côte d’Ivoire’s Tongon gold mine’s life, according to Barrick president and chief executive Mark Bristow
Construction
SODIC, Orange Egypt partner to provide smart solutions across all projects

These services will utilise the advanced infrastructure already in place in SODIC’s projects. (Image source: SODIC)
Real estate developer SODIC and telecom service provider Orange Egypt have formed a partnership to provide SODIC residents a full range of services, including those of IoT applications, smart homes and smart cities
KONE to equip the tallest building in Africa
KONE Corporation, elevator and escalator industry specialist, has won an order to deliver and install 60 custom-made elevators and escalators for a building known as Iconic Tower
AfDB signs US$348mn agreements for Uganda’s road rehabilitation projects

The aim is to support the government and people of Uganda to achieve the country’s development objectives. (Image source: Albrecht Fietz/Pixabay)
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Uganda have signed two financing agreements totalling around US$348mn million for the improvement of road transport in Uganda
Energy transition blows hot and cold for industry’s ESG challenges: Scope Ratings

Metals and mining’s energy transition blows hot and cold for industry’s ESG challenges: Scope Ratings. (Image source: Adobe stock)
As the energy industry’s shift from fossil fuels to wind-and solar-powered electricity, new technologies, digitalisation and mine mechanisation are bringing productivity and efficiency gains to the mining process