Global powers eye rare earths at Kenya’s Mrima Hill

By AFP Published on: October 26, 2025 08:28 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Global competition for rare earth minerals has focused new attention on…

Community opposition, Cortec Mining Kenya, Critical Minerals, Digo community, Environmental concerns, featured, Land speculation, Mining licences, Mining reforms, Mrima Hill, niobium, Rare Earths, Resource governance, U.S.–China competition

Ghana: Critical Mineral Mining Faces Risks If Local Communities Aren’t Consulted Enough – the Case of Lithium in Ghana

FacebookTwitterWhatsAppFlipboardLinkedInRedditEmailShare 18 February 2026 The Conversation Africa (Johannesburg)analysisBy Clement Sefa-Nyarko Clean technologies depend on critical minerals such as lithium and…

South Africa: Green Economy, Critical Mineral Endowments South Africa’s Key to Prosperity

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – In his 2026 State of the Nation Address at Cape Town City Hall, President Cyril Ramaphosa said…

Congo says it would seek other partners if US minerals framework fails

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – DRC mines minister Louis Watum Kabamba has recently stated that the Democratic Republic of Congo would seek…

Mantashe clashes with DRC counterpart over its critical minerals deal with US

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – At the African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa’s minerals minister Gwede Mantashe clashed with DRC…

South Africa: SA Untapped Mineral Potential Still ‘Significant’

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – At the South Africa Exploration Investment Forum alongside the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba, Deputy Minister Phumzile…

Africa: $8.6trn Mineral Endowment Undeveloped in Africa – AFC

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – A new report by the Africa Finance Corporation estimates that Africa holds about $29.5 trillion in mine-site…

Diamond slump pushes Botswana to broaden mining base

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Amid one of the deepest downturns in years in the global diamond market, Botswana—the world’s top diamond…

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Weighs Price of Security in Minerals Deal With U.S.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – A new minerals-for-security agreement between the United States and the Democratic Republic of Congo has sparked a…

Congo-Kinshasa: Eastern DR Congo Conflict – the Question Minerals Cannot Answer

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – The opinion article argues that the conflict in eastern DR Congo stems primarily from the presence of…

Ghana and Botswana Point to a New Model for African Mining

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Ghana and Botswana are pioneering a new African mining model that shifts focus from raw extraction to…