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Tom Hickey, the Managing Director of Kenmare Resources

Kenmare urges decision on Mozambique rights renewal

Titanium miner Kenmare Resources said today it could seek arbitration over delays to an extension of its mining rights in Mozambique.

Business • 20 Aug

Kenmare Resources operates the Moma Titanium Minerals Mine in Mozambique

Kenmare Resources says demand for its products 'robust'

Titanium and zircon miner Kenmare Resources said today that demand for all of its products remains robust and ilmenite prices in the first half of 2024 were above its expectations, bolstered by increasing global pigment production.

Business • 17 Jul 24

Mozambique has a long Indian Ocean coastline

Over 100 dead in Mozambique ferry incident - president

More than 100 people died after a ferry sank off the northern coast of Mozambique, President Filipe Nyusi said, and almost 20 others were still missing.

World • 08 Apr 24

Michael Carville has been managing director of Kenmare Resources since 1987

Michael Carvill to step down as Kenmare managing director

Michael Carvill is to step down as managing director of mining company Kenmare Resources later this year.

Business • 15 Mar 24

Michael Carvill, Kenmare Resources' managing director

Kenmare Resources aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 2024

Titanium and zircon miner Kenmare Resources has set a short term target to reduce CO2 emissions by 12% by 2024.

Business • 08 Apr 22

Thousands of escapees were arriving on boats in Pemba today

Mozambique town deserted as IS group claims control

The key northern Mozambique town of Palma was all but deserted today, its residents fleeing by road, boat or on foot as the Islamic State (IS) group claimed control after a prolonged onslaught.

World • 29 Mar 21

People displaced by the violence in Cabo Delgado arrive in Pemba, in July 2020

Dozens missing after Mozambique attack

Dozens of people were still unaccounted for following a deadly Islamist attack on Mozambique's northern town of Palma, while thousands of survivors were being evacuated to the provincial capital Pemba, various sources said.

World • 28 Mar 21

More than 670,000 people have been displaced by the violence in Mozambique

Children targeted in Mozambique insurgency: charity

Children as young as 11 have been targeted by violence and beheaded in northeast Mozambique during an jihadist insurgency in the region, the charity Save the Children said.

World • 16 Mar 21

Mozambique is generally seen as a smuggling corridor for migrants seeking to make their way to South Africa

64 found dead in freight container in Mozambique

Sixty-four migrants from Ethiopia were found dead on Tuesday inside a freight container in the northwestern Mozambican province of Tete, a senior hospital official said.

News • 24 Mar 20

It is the fourth trip to the continent for Pope Francis during his pontificate

Pope Francis begins three-nation visit to Africa

Pope Francis arrives in Mozambique at the start of a three-nation tour of east African countries hard hit by poverty, conflict and natural disaster.

World • 04 Sep 19

Residents brave the floods in Mazive, southern Mozambique

38 killed in Mozambique after second cyclone

Heavy rain battered northern Mozambique today as residents and relief workers confronted the widespread devastation wrought by Cyclone Kenneth, the strongest cyclone to ever hit Africa, which killed 38 people and destroyed thousands of homes.

World • 29 Apr 19

Aid agencies said 30,000 people had been moved to safety before the storm struck, but said almost 700,000 were at risk

Flooding fears as Cyclone Kenneth batters Mozambique

Heavy rains from Cyclone Kenneth have lashed northern Mozambique, sparking fears of flooding as the death toll rose to five, the country's prime minister has said.

World • 27 Apr 19

Kenmare operates the Moma Titanium Minerals Mine in northern Mozambique

Kenmare Resources reports 'robust' Q1 production

Titanium miner Kenmare Resources has said that production in three months to the end of March was "robust".

Business • 11 Apr 19

Tens of thousands of people have been displaced in Mozambique

Three people accused of diverting Mozambique aid

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of misappropriating humanitarian relief aid for victims of a deadly cyclone that last month killed hundreds and displaced tens of thousands in Mozambique.

World • 05 Apr 19

Around 1.7 million people have been affected and hundreds are still missing

UN steps up call for aid as Idai death toll reaches 670

The UN has stepped up calls for help in Mozambique and Zimbabwe as aid agencies struggle to assist tens of thousands of people battered by Cyclone Idai, with the death toll rising to over 670.

World • 23 Mar 19

Devastation in Mozambique after the cyclone

Challenges to aid after SE Africa cyclone devastation

UNICEF says an estimated 720,000 children have been affected by severe flooding in Mozambique and Malawi alone, with the numbers expected to rise.

World • 20 Mar 19

Residents of Chiluvi, in central Mozambique, walk along a flooded and muddy street after Cyclone Idai and floods hit the region

Over 1,000 now feared dead in Mozambique storm

More than 1,000 are now feared to have died in a cyclone that smashed into Mozambique last week, while scores were killed and more than 200 are missing in neighbouring Zimbabwe.

World • 19 Mar 19

Vast areas of land have been flooded, while roads have been destroyed and communications disrupted

157 dead as Cyclone Idai tears across southern Africa

At least 157 have been killed in Zimbabwe and Mozambique after Cyclone Idai tore across southern Africa, officials have said.

World • 18 Mar 19

Kenmare Resources' 2018 profits and revenues soar

Titanium miner Kenmare Resources has reported sharply higher profits and revenues for the year to the end of December.

Business • 13 Mar 19

Pictures of the massive haul showed long rows of confiscated tusks spread out on the ground at the port

Cambodia seizes record three tonnes of African ivory

Cambodia has seized over 3.2 tonnes of elephant tusks hidden in a storage container sent from Mozambique, customs officials have said, marking the country's largest ever ivory bust.

World • 16 Dec 18

Kenmare's Moma Titanium Minerals Mine in northern Mozambique

Kenmare Resources announce maiden dividend plan

Titanium miner Kenmare Resources has announced that it plans to pay out its first dividend next year, which it described as a "watershed moment" for the company.

Business • 16 Oct 18

The bonds were sold in 2013 to finance Mozambican state-owned fishing company EMATUM's plans to develop tuna fishing

SEC probes banks that sold 'tuna bond' - report

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the sale of $850m in bonds issued by Mozambique by Credit Suisse, Russia's VTB Group and BNP Paribas.

Business • 29 Dec 16

Authorities say they are stepping up their search for the missing plane

Debris to be taken to Australia for examination

Debris believed to be part of a Boeing 777 jet has been found off Mozambique and will be taken to Australia to be examined by investigators involved in the search for the missing Flight MH370, Malaysia's transport minister has said.

World • 02 Mar 16

Kenmare said operations at its Moma Mine will continue without much disruption if the situation is resolved in near future

Kenmare repatriates S African staff in Mozambique

Kenmare Resources has repatriated 62 South Africans working at its titanium mine in Mozambique for their safety after anti-immigrant attacks in South Africa.

Business • 20 Apr 15

39 people remain hospitalised in Mozambique

56 die from poisoning in Mozambique

At least 56 people including a toddler in the north-west of Mozambique have died from apparent poisoning after consuming traditional beer known as "phombe".

News • 11 Jan 15