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Gabon and France deepen industrial cooperation with Eramet manganese deal

French mining group Eramet is considering a major expansion of manganese processing in Gabon under an agreement that could strengthen the country’s industrial base, modernise its railway network and reduce its reliance on exports of unprocessed ore.

Radio France Internationale

France welcomes Gabon's Oligui as mineral and military ties defy African rift

Gabon's President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema begins a three-day official visit to France on Monday, underlining the close relationship between Paris and one of its few remaining key allies in Francophone Africa.

Radio France Internationale

IEA report flags critical minerals risks as France steps up its strategy

The International Energy Agency has warned that investment in critical minerals fell in 2025 and supply chains grew more concentrated, posing fresh risks for France as it races to secure the raw materials needed for its industrial and energy transition.

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Norway Sovereign Wealth Fund Drops French Miner Over Environmental Fears

Norway's sovereign wealth fund said Friday that it was excluding French mining company Eramet from its portfolio, citing risks that the company was contributing to human rights violations and environmental damage at a nickel mine in Indonesia.

International Business Times

Indonesia Seizes Part Of Nickel Site Over Forest Violations

Indonesian authorities have seized a small section of the world's largest nickel mine for encroaching on forest areas without permission, authorities said Friday.

International Business Times

French mining group digs in as Gabon tightens grip on manganese exports

French mining group Eramet has pledged to safeguard over 10,000 jobs in Gabon as Libreville pushes forward with a plan to ban raw manganese exports from 2029.

Radio France Internationale

Macron courts Jakarta, offers Indonesia 'third way' in regional power play

French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Indonesia is part of France’s ongoing efforts to increase its engagement in Southeast Asia and pursue a strategic role as a balancing power in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Giant Mine Machine Swallowing Up Senegal's Fertile Coast

Like something from the science fiction film "Dune", the "world's biggest mining dredger" has been swallowing acre after acre of the fertile coastal strip where most of Senegal's vegetables are grown.

International Business Times

Uncontacted hunter-gatherers facing threat of genocide because of minerals mining, claims report

Survival International says Hongana Manyawa in Indonesia are at risk but mining company says the people in ‘voluntary’ contact with workers

The Guardian - UK

French mining giant pauses battery recycling project amid EV setbacks

French mining firm Eramet is suspending plans to build a battery recycling plant in northern France as Europe’s electric vehicle (EV) sector struggles. Despite this, it's taking back full control of a lithium mine project in Argentina – crucial for tapping global demand for EV batteries.

Radio France Internationale

Nickel Hub 'Apocalyptic' For Uncontacted Indonesia Tribe, Say NGOs

Deforestation at one of Indonesia's largest nickel processing hubs is threatening an Indigenous group that is among the country's last uncontacted tribes, rights groups allege.

International Business Times

Indonesia's massive metals build-out is felling the forest for batteries

Indonesia has been building out a vast industry for nickel metal, traditionally used in making stainless steel but increasingly for batteries for electric cars and clean electricity projects

The Independent UK

New Lithium Plant Inaugurated In Argentina

The site in the northwestern province of Salta represents an investment of $870 million dollars

Latin Times

Indonesia: Rare video of indigenous tribe facing down bulldozer shows ‘uncontacted peoples do exist’

On the Indonesian island of Halmahera, two members of an “uncontacted” indigenous tribe were filmed facing down a logging company’s bulldozer. The rare encounter caught on camera testifies to the growing threat that industrial activities – particularly nickel mining managed in part by a French company – pose to indigenous…

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What's at stake for French businesses after the coup in Gabon?

French companies have wide-ranging business interests in Gabon worth hundreds of millions of euros. They are already feeling the economic effects after soldiers deposed President Ali Bongo Ondimba on Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale

Could nickel reserves be the key to independence for New Caledonia?

The South Pacific French territory of New Caledonia is a major producer of nickel, a metal that is increasingly in demand around the world to make electric car batteries. The precious resource is at the heart of a political and economic tug of war between indigenous, pro-independence groups and the…

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ReLieVe Aims To Establish First European Battery Recycling Centers

French multinational mining and metallurgy company Eramet develops the ReLieVe lithium-ion battery recycling process to establish recycling centers in Europe.

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