Africa
19 May 2026
Written by Natalie Noor-Drugan
Canadian junior Millennial Potash Corp. has begun Phase 3 drilling at its flagship Banio Potash Project in Gabon, launching four potash‑specific holes for a total of about 4,000m of drilling. The new holes are designed to test the southern and western extensions of the currently outlined mineralisation and to evaluate how far the deposit continues in those directions.
Official ceremonies by Algeria’s hydrocarbons minister Mohamed Arkab have kicked-started the construction of a very large capacity phosphate project.
GreenGo Energy and Jiangsu Shuangliang New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd. have signed a memorandum of cooperation to jointly advance large-scale green ammonia projects in Mauritania and Namibia. The companies say that the agreement brings together GreenGo’s integrated renewable energy and Power-to-X project development experience with Shuangliang’s smart green power-to-hydrogen systems, equipment manufacturing and engineering services. […]
The ‘Grow Eastern Africa’ project aims to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers by delivering higher yields and promoting climate-smart farming practices.
The African Development Bank Group has launched a financing framework of up to $5.1 billion to help African countries manage energy and fertilizer shocks, days after six multilateral development banks committed to a joint roadmap to strengthen fertilizer supply chains.
The Dâures Green Fertiliser Project in Namibia has secured up to $3.6 million in development funding from SDG Namibia One to advance plans for green ammonia and ammonium sulphate fertilizer production.