By AFP Published on: October 26, 2025 08:28 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Global competition for rare earth minerals has focused new attention on…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – A new World Bank-commissioned study finds that although 48 African countries possess deposits, reserves or production of…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Somalia has confirmed the presence of uranium, lithium and cobalt, alongside other mineral resources, as it seeks…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Kenya is moving to end exports of unprocessed minerals—including gold, limestone, iron ore, graphite, titanium and soda…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed to deepen cooperation in mining, trade, investment,…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Lithium’s growing importance in the global clean-energy transition is creating new economic opportunities in the Sahel, but…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Tanzanian government says small-scale miners now contribute about 40% of the country’s mining revenue, underscoring their growing…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Zimbabwe approved US$1.59 billion in new investment projects in the second quarter of 2026, with mining and…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – The article argues that Namibia must move beyond exporting raw minerals and urgently accelerate domestic beneficiation, local…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – The article highlights how financial illiteracy among communities affected by mining can prevent households from making effective…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – The article explains how lab-grown diamonds, which are chemically and physically similar to mined diamonds, are rapidly…
